Muir Beach · Marin County · California
Muir Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Muir Beach, California: 5–6 ft, head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 6.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm.
5–6 ft
head high · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 6.3 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.2 ft · 16 s · WSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (NW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.3 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 63°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:04 pm
Muir Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Muir Beach: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Muir Beach: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 3.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.5 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 4 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.0 ft |
Muir Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Muir Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 177 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 39% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Muir Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Muir Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–12 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Poor to Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Muir Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–7 ft | Great | 7.3 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 4.2 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Good | 4.5 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5–7 ft | Great | 5.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | calm | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–8 ft | Fair | 7.4 ft · 14 s · WSW | 8 mph onshore (S) | 16 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Good | 8.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 8.6 ft · 16 s · WSW | 14 mph onshore (S), gusts 20 | 20 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 31 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 8–10 ft | Good | 9.4 ft · 15 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–5 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Muir Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Muir Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Muir Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.3 ft at 3:41 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:40 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:01 pm and high 4.8 ft at 11:53 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.3 ft and falling.
Muir Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.3 ft at 3:41 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:40 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 11:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.4 ft at 4:14 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:12 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:37 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.8 ft at 12:39 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:45 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.8 ft at 1:32 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:21 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:20 amLow 0.5 ft at 7 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.0 ft at 2:30 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:02 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:58 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:50 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.8 ft at 3:26 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:50 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:38 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 4:26 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:07 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:31 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:35 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.0 ft at 5:53 amLow 3.7 ft at 11:10 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Muir Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Muir Beach is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 5 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Muir Beach
- Rodeo Beach2.9 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Stinson Beach4.4 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Bolinas6.5 mi WNW · 5–6 ft · Good
- Ocean Beach SF7.2 mi SSE · 12–14 ft · Great
- Sharp Park16 mi SSE · 12–13 ft · Great
- Rockaway Beach18 mi SSE · 11–13 ft · Good
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About Muir Beach
Muir Beach is a cove in Muir Beach, Marin County, California, facing southwest. Also called Redwood Creek and Big Lagoon.
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