Watsonville · Santa Cruz County · California
Palm Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Watsonville, California
Palm Beach, Watsonville, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.2 ft at 15 seconds from the west-southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm.
9–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 6.2 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.3 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:02 pm
Palm Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Palm Beach: 6 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 Palm Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 9–11 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 9–11 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 9–10 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 8–10 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 10 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 3 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 8 | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 9 | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.3 ft |
Palm Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Palm Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 145 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 59% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Palm Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Palm Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–15 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–13 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Palm 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 | 7–11 ft | Great | 6.6 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Great | 4.3 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–10 ft | Great | 4.6 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 12 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–11 ft | Great | 6.8 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 14 mph onshore (SW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10–15 ft | Great | 7.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 8–13 ft | Great | 8.4 ft · 16 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 11–14 ft | Great | 8.0 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Palm Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Palm Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Palm Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and falling.
Palm Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:45 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:16 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:12 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.0 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:43 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:19 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.1 ft at 3:17 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:10 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:37 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:03 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:07 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:10 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Palm Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Palm Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 2 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 70°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 Palm Beach
- Sunset State Beach1.5 mi NNW · 9–10 ft · Great
- Zmudowski State Beach1.9 mi SSE · 11–12 ft · Great
- Moss Landing4.2 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Manresa State Beach4.5 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Great
- La Selva Beach5.3 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Salinas River State Beach6.0 mi SSE · 11–12 ft · Great
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About Palm Beach
Palm Beach is a rivermouth in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Pajaro Dunes and Pajaro River.
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