Pescadero · San Mateo County · California
Pigeon Point Surf Report & Forecast, Pescadero, California
Pigeon Point, Pescadero, California: 8–9 ft, well overhead, at 12 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 7.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 2.9 ft at 3:50 am.
8–9 ft
well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 7.1 ft · 13 s · WNWplus 0.9 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 13 mph (N), gusts 20cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.1 ft fallinglow 2.9 ft at 3:50 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:43 amset 5:03 pm
Pigeon Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Pigeon Point: 8 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 Pigeon Point: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16 | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–10 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 9–10 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 19 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 8–10 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 9–10 ft | Great | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 9–10 ft | Great | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 4.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 17 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 3.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 2.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | -0.1 ft |
Pigeon Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 am, sets at Pigeon Point arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 9.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 121 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 3.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Pigeon Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Pigeon Point: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 13–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Poor to Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Pigeon Point 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 | 8–10 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 7–10 ft | Great | 6.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 17 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 11–15 ft | Good | 8.3 ft · 14 s · WNW | 11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 17 | 13 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 10.0 ft · 15 s · W | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12–16 ft | Poor | 17.8 ft · 16 s · W | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11–15 ft | Poor to Fair | 13.5 ft · 16 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (S) | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–16 ft | Poor | 15.3 ft · 17 s · W | 18 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 28 | 14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–16 ft | Fair | — | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–10 ft | Good | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 15 mph onshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 7–10 ft | Great | — | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Pigeon Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Pigeon Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Pigeon Point today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.9 ft at 3:50 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:53 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:20 pm. At 12 am the tide is 4.1 ft and falling.
Pigeon Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:50 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:53 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:20 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.1 ft at 4:17 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:25 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:02 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:50 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:59 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:28 amHigh 5.9 ft at 11:39 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:35 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 3:15 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:24 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:18 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:24 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:19 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:10 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:05 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:21 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:13 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 10:54 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Pigeon Point water temperature
The water temperature at Pigeon Point is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 13 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 67°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 Pigeon Point
- Gazos Creek2.4 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Pescadero State Beach5.7 mi N · 9–11 ft · Fair
- Ano Nuevo7.2 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Good
- Pomponio State Beach8.4 mi N · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Waddell Creek9.3 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Great
- San Gregorio State Beach9.6 mi N · 8–9 ft · Fair
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About Pigeon Point
Pigeon Point is a point break in Pescadero, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Whaler's Cove.
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