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Pedro Point Surf Report & Forecast, Shelter Cove, California

Pedro Point, Shelter Cove, California: 12–13 ft, double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 7.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 7 mph onshore wind from the north. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm.

Good

12–13 ft

double overhead · occasional 15 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north at 7 mph, onshore; the beach faces southeast.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.0 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 0.1 ft · 16 s · SSW
Wind
7 mph (N)onshore
Tide
4.9 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm
Water
63°F3/2
Air
63°Ffeels like 63°F
Sun
rise 6:43 amset 5:04 pm

Pedro Point surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pedro Point: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Pedro Point today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13712–14 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:43 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pedro Point tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–10 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pedro Point: 10 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–13 ftGreatcalm4.2 ft
7 am12–14 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)5.1 ft
8 am12–14 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)6.0 ft
9 am12–14 ftGood6 mph onshore (N), gusts 116.6 ft
10 am12–13 ftGood7 mph onshore (N)6.6 ft
11 am11–13 ftFair8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 136.0 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 154.9 ft
1 pm9–11 ftFair7 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 123.5 ft
2 pm10–12 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 172.0 ft
3 pm9–11 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 190.7 ft
4 pm8–9 ftPoor8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 15-0.1 ft
5 pm8–9 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 17-0.3 ft
6 pm7–9 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 160.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–8 ftPoor8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 133.8 ft
7 am6–7 ftPoor6 mph cross-shore (N)4.6 ft
8 am7–9 ftPoor to Fair5 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.5 ft
9 am7–9 ftFair5 mph cross-shore (N)6.2 ft
10 am8–9 ftFair6 mph cross-shore (N)6.5 ft
11 am8–10 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 136.2 ft
12 pm8–10 ftFair8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 135.5 ft
1 pm8–10 ftPoor to Fair8 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 144.2 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 162.8 ft
3 pm7–9 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 171.4 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 150.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17-0.3 ft
6 pm7–9 ftPoor12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19-0.2 ft

Pedro Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Pedro Point arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 184 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 13.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
Lulls
about 184 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
87% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pedro Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pedro Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 13–23 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 13–23 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–16 ft and Great.

Pedro Point surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend10207–14Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 96–10Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 107–10Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 119–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1211–15Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1313–23Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 1411–16Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1511–15Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–14Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 178–11Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pedro Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Pedro Point 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 97–14 ftGreat10.7 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 177 am
Tue, Nov 106–10 ftFair4.5 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph onshore (NW), gusts 1610 am
Wed, Nov 117–10 ftGood4.9 ft · 13 s · WNW6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 114 mph onshore (NW), gusts 109 am
Thu, Nov 129–13 ftGreat8.6 ft · 14 s · W6 mph offshore (ESE)8 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 144 pm
Fri, Nov 1311–15 ftGreat9.4 ft · 14 s · W9 mph cross-shore (S)16 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 2310 am
Sat, Nov 1413–23 ftGreat10.3 ft · 15 s · W4 mph cross-shore (WSW)8 mph cross-shore (SW)10 am
Sun, Nov 1511–16 ftGreat13.2 ft · 16 s · W11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1614 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 227 am
Mon, Nov 1611–15 ftPoor14.0 ft · 15 s · W14 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 2218 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 297 am
Tue, Nov 1710–14 ftPoor—13 mph onshore (N), gusts 1914 mph onshore (NNW), gusts 1910 am
Wed, Nov 188–11 ftPoor—16 mph onshore (W), gusts 2218 mph onshore (NW), gusts 234 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pedro Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pedro Point tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pedro Point today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:32 am, high 6.7 ft at 9:34 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:51 pm and high 4.6 ft at 11:36 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.9 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pedro Point, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 4.9 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:32 amHigh 6.7 ft9:34 amLow -0.3 ft4:51 pmHigh 4.6 ft11:36 pmLow 3.1 ft4:03 amHigh 6.5 ft10:03 amLow -0.3 ft5:26 pmHigh 4.6 ft12:23 amLow 3.4 ft4:34 amHigh 6.5 ft10:37 amLow 0.0 ft6:09 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:18 am
Tide height at Pedro Point, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pedro Point tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:32 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:34 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 11:36 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 4:03 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:03 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.6 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:34 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:37 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:09 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:18 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:08 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:10 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:52 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.7 ft at 2:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:48 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:49 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:40 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:37 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:28 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:13 amLow 4.2 ft at 7:56 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:20 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:20 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.6 ft at 5:05 amLow 3.9 ft at 9:28 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:26 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:06 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:39 amLow 3.5 ft at 11 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Pedro Point water temperature

The water temperature at Pedro Point is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 and 63°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 63 degrees, 3/2; 61 to 63 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood63°F now

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 Pedro Point

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About Pedro Point

Pedro Point is a point break in Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, facing northwest. Also called Shelter Cove and Pedro Point Headlands.

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