Fort Bragg · Mendocino County · California
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth Surf Report, Fort Bragg, CA
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth, Fort Bragg, California: flat (under 1 ft), at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 8.3 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.8 ft at 12:06 am.
flat (under 1 ft) ft
occasional 1 ft
- Swell
- 8.3 ft · 13 s · WNW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.8 ft fallinghigh 4.8 ft at 12:06 am
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:53 amset 5:04 pm
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Noyo Harbor / River Mouth: 12 pm, Good, on a falling 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 Noyo Harbor / River Mouth: 6 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.9 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 4.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.9 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | calm | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | calm | -0.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 6.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (W), gusts 21 | 5.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 4.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 3.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 0.5 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | -0.2 ft |
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Noyo Harbor / River Mouth arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly surging and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- How they break
- Surgingwhich means waves surge up the beach without a clean break
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 0% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Noyo Harbor / River Mouth: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 0–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–11 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–10 ft and Poor to Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Noyo Harbor / River Mouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–3 ft | Good | 7.7 ft · 12 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–5 ft | Good | 8.7 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–8 ft | Great | 11.4 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 16 | 14 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 11.3 ft · 14 s · WNW | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 55 | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–11 ft | Poor to Fair | 25.1 ft · 17 s · W | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 14.3 ft · 15 s · WNW | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 39 | 20 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 49 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–13 ft | Good | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–6 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (E) | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–3 ft | Good | — | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 0–2 ft | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NNE) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Noyo Harbor / River Mouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth tide chart and tide times
Tides at Noyo Harbor / River Mouth today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 4.8 ft at 12:06 am, low 3.1 ft at 4:40 am, high 6.5 ft at 10:35 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.8 ft and falling.
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 4.8 ft at 12:06 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:40 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:35 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.8 ft at 12:54 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:12 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:07 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.8 ft at 1:42 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:47 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.2 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.0 ft at 2:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:24 amHigh 6.7 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 5.1 ft at 3:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:24 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:57 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:50 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 4:22 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:27 amHigh 5.6 ft at 1:48 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:39 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.9 ft at 5:14 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:54 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:49 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 5:55 amLow 3.6 ft at 11:20 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth water temperature
The water temperature at Noyo Harbor / River Mouth is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 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 Noyo Harbor / River Mouth
- Hare Creek0.8 mi SSW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Pudding Creek2.1 mi N · 9–10 ft · Great
- Virgin Creek3.0 mi N · 8–9 ft · Great
- Caspar Cove4.7 mi S · 2 ft · Good
- Ward Avenue5.6 mi NNE · 9–10 ft · Great
- Ten Mile River Mouth8.8 mi NNE · 8–9 ft · Great
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About Noyo Harbor / River Mouth
Noyo Harbor / River Mouth is a harbor in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Noyo Bay and Noyo Jetty.
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