Crescent City · Del Norte County · California
Pebble Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Crescent City, CA
Pebble Beach, Crescent City, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Fair. The main swell is 7.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.4 ft at 5:19 am.
9–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 7.9 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 9 mph (SSE), gusts 14cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.5 ft risinglow 3.4 ft at 5:19 am
- Water
- 57°F4/3
- Air
- 57°Ffeels like 53°F
- Sun
- rise 7 amset 5:01 pm
Pebble Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pebble Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising mid 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 Pebble Beach: 7 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 15 | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 15 | 7.1 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 17 | 7.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 19 | 7.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 6.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 17 | 4.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph onshore (S), gusts 17 | 3.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 17 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 15 | -0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 16 | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (S) | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (S), gusts 12 | 5.8 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (S), gusts 15 | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 7.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 7.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (S), gusts 18 | 7.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (S), gusts 18 | 5.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 18 | 4.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (S), gusts 14 | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 1.2 ft |
Pebble Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Pebble Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 117 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 75% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Pebble Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pebble Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 13–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–17 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Pebble 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7–10 ft | Good | 7.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 15 | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7–10 ft | Good | 7.2 ft · 13 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 mph onshore (S), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–13 ft | Fair | 10.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 12 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 20 | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–12 ft | Poor | 8.2 ft · 8 s · SW | 31 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 50 | 19 mph onshore (S), gusts 33 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12–17 ft | Poor | 21.0 ft · 18 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 23 | 23 mph onshore (S), gusts 40 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–11 ft | Poor | 7.4 ft · 14 s · W | 18 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 28 | 10 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 17 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–17 ft | Poor | 16.2 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–11 ft | Fair | — | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 12 mph onshore (S) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–9 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–5 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (NNE) | 14 mph offshore (N) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pebble Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pebble Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pebble Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: high 5.9 ft at 12:26 am, low 3.4 ft at 5:19 am, high 7.5 ft at 11:10 am and low -0.5 ft at 6:20 pm. At 5 am the tide is 3.5 ft and rising.
Pebble Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 5.9 ft at 12:26 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:10 amLow -0.5 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 5.9 ft at 1:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:51 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:41 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:57 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 6.0 ft at 1:55 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:26 amHigh 7.7 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:36 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 6.3 ft at 2:45 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:01 amHigh 8.0 ft at 12:55 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 6.3 ft at 3:27 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:58 amHigh 7.2 ft at 1:30 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:05 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 6.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 5.0 ft at 8:58 amHigh 6.7 ft at 2:16 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:57 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.9 ft at 5:18 amLow 4.5 ft at 10:17 amHigh 5.8 ft at 3:15 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.9 ft at 6:08 amLow 4.1 ft at 11:39 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Pebble Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Pebble Beach is about 57°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 53°F and a 9 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°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 Pebble Beach
- Point St. George2.3 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Whaler Island3.0 mi ESE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Crescent City South Beach3.3 mi ESE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Enderts Beach5.5 mi SE · 9–10 ft · Poor
- Kellogg Beach6.7 mi N · 9–10 ft · Great
- Smith River Mouth13 mi N · 9–10 ft · Good
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About Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach is a reef break in Crescent City, Del Norte County, California, facing southwest.
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