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Northern California Surf Report

Northern California surf at 8 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10: 1–14 ft across 49 spots. Best right now: Usal Beach, 8–10 ft and Great, with calm wind. Water is 57–64°F; a 3/2 full wetsuit or a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood depending on the spot.

Updated 8 am PST, Tue, Nov 10 · Forecasts update four times a day.

Surf now: 1–14 ft
Best now: Usal BeachGreat
Water: 57–64°F

49 spots right now: 35 Great · 7 Good · 4 Fair · 3 Poor

Crescent City Klamath Orick Trinidad McKinleyville Eureka Shelter Cove Fort Bragg

49 spots by rating at 8 am PST. Tap a town to jump to its spots.

Northern California surf by town

Bars show the next 10 days at midday: height is the biggest surf in the town, colour is its best rating. Every bar on this page uses the same scale, with full height at 30 ft.

Crescent City
6 spots · 5–11 ft now
Best now: Point St. George Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 11 ft
Klamath
2 spots · 11–12 ft now
Best now: Klamath River Mouth Fair
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Fair, up to 12 ft
Orick
4 spots · 10–12 ft now
Best now: Redwood Creek Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 12 ft
Trinidad
7 spots · 8–12 ft now
Best now: Agate Beach Great
Best day: Sun, Nov 15, Great, up to 17 ft
McKinleyville
2 spots · 10–11 ft now
Best now: Clam Beach Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 11 ft
Eureka
4 spots · 9–14 ft now
Best now: Humboldt Bay North Jetty Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 14 ft
Shelter Cove
4 spots · 6–12 ft now
Best now: Deadman's Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 12 ft
Fort Bragg
7 spots · 1–11 ft now
Best now: Hare Creek Great
Best day: Tue, Nov 10, Great, up to 11 ft

More towns: Smith River · Ferndale · Usal · Westport · Caspar · Mendocino · Albion · Elk · Point Arena

Best surf in Northern California right now

Usal BeachGreat8–10 ft · calm
Agate BeachGreat9–11 ft · 7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 12
Navarro River MouthGreat8–9 ft · 3 mph cross-shore (N)
Caspar CoveGreat3–4 ft · calm
Point St. GeorgeGreat6–8 ft · 10 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 16

Bar length is the top of each spot's height range now.

Northern California surf this weekend and the next 10 days

The biggest and best-rated Northern California spots for each of the next 7 days, at midday.
Day	Biggest surf	Where	Best-rated spot
Today	12–14 ft	Bunkers	Usal Beach Great
Tomorrow	12–14 ft	Wilson Creek	Point St. George Great
Thu, Nov 12	13–15 ft	Agate Beach	Ward Avenue Great
Fri, Nov 13	14–16 ft	Klamath River Mouth	Patrick's Point Good
Sat, Nov 14	20–23 ft	Klamath River Mouth	Pudding Creek Great
Sun, Nov 15	15–17 ft	Big Lagoon	Big Lagoon Great
Mon, Nov 16	22–25 ft	Agate Beach	Big Flat Good
Nov 20–25	Days 11–16 are in the Current app with a subscription

All 49 Northern California spots today

Every Northern California spot by town, north to south, with the rating and surf now and the next 10 days at midday. Bar height is the top of the surf range, on one scale for the whole table (full height 30 ft).
Spot and wind	Now	Next 10 days+6 days in the app
Smith River Smith River surf report
Smith River Mouth8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14	Good9–10 ft
Crescent City Crescent City surf report
Point St. George10 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 16	Great6–8 ft
Kellogg Beach9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15	Great10–11 ft
Whaler Island9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14	Fair5–6 ft
Crescent City South Beach9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14	Fair7–8 ft
Pebble Beach10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15	Fair8–9 ft
Enderts Beach9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14	Poor8–10 ft
Klamath Klamath surf report
Klamath River Mouth7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12	Fair11–12 ft
Wilson Creek7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 13	Poor11–12 ft
Orick Orick surf report
Redwood Creek7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12	Great10–12 ft
Dry Lagoon7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12	Great10–12 ft
Gold Bluffs Beach7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12	Great10–11 ft
Stone Lagoon7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12	Great10–11 ft
Trinidad Trinidad surf report
Agate Beach7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 12	Great9–11 ft
Patrick's Point7 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 12	Great8–10 ft
Camel Rock5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10	Great8–10 ft
Moonstone Beach5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10	Great9–10 ft
Little River State Beach5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10	Great10–11 ft
Big Lagoon7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 12	Great11–12 ft
Trinidad State Beach7 mph cross-shore (SSE)	Good9–11 ft
McKinleyville McKinleyville surf report
Clam Beach5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10	Great10–11 ft
Mad River Beach5 mph cross-shore (SSE)	Great10–11 ft
Eureka Eureka surf report
Humboldt Bay North Jetty5 mph offshore (S), gusts 10	Great9–10 ft
Bunkers5 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 10	Great12–14 ft
Samoa Beach5 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 10	Great10–12 ft
Humboldt Bay South Jetty5 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 10	Good11–13 ft
Ferndale Ferndale surf report
Eel River Mouth7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 12	Great10–12 ft
Centerville Beach9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14	Great10–11 ft
Shelter Cove Shelter Cove surf report
Deadman'scalm	Great8–9 ft
Gale Pointcalm	Great10–12 ft
Big Flatcalm	Great7–8 ft
Shelter Covecalm	Good6–7 ft
Usal Usal surf report
Usal Beachcalm	Great8–10 ft
Westport Westport surf report
Chadbourne Gulchcalm	Great10–11 ft
DeHaven Creekcalm	Great9–10 ft
Fort Bragg Fort Bragg surf report
Hare Creekcalm	Great5–6 ft
Pudding Creekcalm	Great9–11 ft
Ward Avenuecalm	Great9–11 ft
Seaside Creekcalm	Great9–10 ft
Ten Mile River Mouthcalm	Great9–10 ft
Virgin Creekcalm	Great8–10 ft
Noyo Harbor / River Mouthcalm	Poor1 ft
Caspar Caspar surf report
Caspar Covecalm	Great3–4 ft
Mendocino Mendocino surf report
Big Rivercalm	Good4 ft
Albion Albion surf report
Navarro River Mouth3 mph cross-shore (N)	Great8–9 ft
Albion River Mouthcalm	Good2–3 ft
Elk Elk surf report
Elkcalm	Great5–6 ft
Point Arena Point Arena surf report
Schooner Gulch5 mph cross-shore (NW)	Great6–7 ft
Point Arena5 mph onshore (NW)	Good6–7 ft

Tides today in Northern California

Tides today (Tue, Nov 10) at Trinidad State Beach in Trinidad: high 5.8 ft at 12:23 am, low 3.5 ft at 5:12 am, high 7.4 ft at 11:03 am and low -0.4 ft at 6:16 pm.

Heights in feet above MLLW. Times differ by a few minutes along Northern California.

Tide charts for each town: Smith River · Crescent City · Klamath · Orick · Trinidad · McKinleyville · Eureka · Ferndale · Shelter Cove · Usal · Westport · Fort Bragg · Caspar · Mendocino · Albion · Elk · Point Arena

Northern California water temperature

Water across Northern California is 57–64°F on Tue, Nov 10; a 3/2 full wetsuit, a 4/3 full wetsuit and a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood depending on the spot.

Smith River57°F · 4/3–5/4 hooded
Klamath58°F · 4/3
Orick59°F · 4/3
McKinleyville60°F · 4/3
Eureka60°F · 4/3
Shelter Cove64°F · 3/2
Westport64°F · 3/2
Fort Bragg63°F · 3/2
Mendocino63°F · 3/2
Albion63°F · 3/2
Point Arena63°F · 3/2

Nearby areas in California

Marin & Sonoma
15 spots · 2–14 ft now
Best now: Gualala River Mouth Great
Best day: Mon, Nov 16, Great, up to 20 ft

All California surf reports

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