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Pescadero State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California

Pescadero State Beach, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 6.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 66°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.1 ft at 9:55 am.

Good

9–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
6.2 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
7 mph (N), gusts 13cross-shore
Tide
3.1 ft risinghigh 6.1 ft at 9:55 am
Water
66°F3/2
Air
61°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm

Pescadero State Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Pescadero State Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pescadero State Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13710–11 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:44 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Pescadero State Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–11 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Great1 pm: Good2 pm: Great3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pescadero State Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–10 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 143.7 ft
7 am8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 154.4 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.2 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (N)5.9 ft
10 am8–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.1 ft
11 am9–10 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.8 ft
12 pm9–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 154.9 ft
1 pm10–11 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 183.7 ft
2 pm10–11 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 202.3 ft
3 pm10–11 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 191.0 ft
4 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 180.1 ft
5 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19-0.4 ft
6 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNE)3.5 ft
7 am9–10 ftGreat5 mph offshore (NE)4.1 ft
8 am9–11 ftGreat4 mph offshore (E)4.8 ft
9 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am9–11 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
11 am9–10 ftGreatcalm5.9 ft
12 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm5.4 ft
1 pm9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (WSW)4.5 ft
2 pm9–10 ftGreatcalm3.2 ft
3 pm9–10 ftGood4 mph onshore (W)2.0 ft
4 pm8–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)0.8 ft
5 pm9–10 ftGreat9 mph offshore (E), gusts 160.1 ft
6 pm9–10 ftGreat8 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 13-0.2 ft

Pescadero State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 5 am, sets at Pescadero State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 131 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 131 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
98% 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?

Pescadero State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pescadero State Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 20–25 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 19–24 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 13–20 ft and Great.

Pescadero State Beach 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 weekend10208–11Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–11Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1114–17Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1211–16Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1319–24Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 1413–20Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1520–25Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1614–21Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 1711–14Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 189–15Thu, Nov 19: GoodThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pescadero State Beach 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
Pescadero State Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 108–11 ftGreat6.2 ft · 13 s · W8 mph cross-shore (NNE)14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 209 am
Wed, Nov 118–11 ftGreat7.0 ft · 13 s · W4 mph offshore (E)calm9 am
Thu, Nov 1214–17 ftGreat8.4 ft · 14 s · W9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1512 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2011 am
Fri, Nov 1311–16 ftGreat9.8 ft · 14 s · W15 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2325 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 377 am
Sat, Nov 1419–24 ftFair16.9 ft · 16 s · W9 mph onshore (W), gusts 149 mph onshore (W), gusts 144 pm
Sun, Nov 1513–20 ftGreat13.5 ft · 16 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1313 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 197 am
Mon, Nov 1620–25 ftPoor12.3 ft · 15 s · W26 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 4114 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 211 pm
Tue, Nov 1714–21 ftGood—6 mph onshore (W)8 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 1811–14 ftPoor—23 mph onshore (W)22 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 199–15 ftGood—23 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2912 mph cross-shore (NNW)4 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pescadero State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pescadero State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pescadero State Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.8 ft at 3:50 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:55 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:22 pm. At 5 am the tide is 3.1 ft and rising.

Tide height at Pescadero State Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-20246Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.1 ft, risingLow 2.8 ft3:50 amHigh 6.1 ft9:55 amLow -0.5 ft5:22 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:18 amLow 3.1 ft4:21 amHigh 5.9 ft10:28 amLow -0.2 ft6:03 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:15 amLow 3.5 ft4:54 amHigh 6.0 ft11:02 amLow 0.2 ft6:46 pmHigh 4.2 ft2:14 am
Tide height at Pescadero State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pescadero State Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.8 ft at 3:50 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:55 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:22 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:21 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:28 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:03 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:54 amHigh 6.0 ft at 11:02 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:46 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:32 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:42 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:36 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.3 ft at 3:12 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:30 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:20 pmLow 0.5 ft at 8:25 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.2 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:40 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:13 pmLow 0.6 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:24 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:14 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.4 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.2 ft at 10:55 am

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

Pescadero State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Pescadero State Beach is about 66°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 65 and 66°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 66 degrees, 3/2; 65 to 66 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood66°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 Pescadero State Beach

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About Pescadero State Beach

Pescadero State Beach is a rivermouth in Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Pescadero Creek.

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