Point Arena · Mendocino County · California
Point Arena Surf Report & Forecast, California
Point Arena, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 7.7 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:12 pm.
7–8 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 7.7 ft · 14 s · W
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 5.6 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:12 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 63°Ffeels like 64°F
- Sun
- rise 6:51 amset 5:06 pm
Point Arena surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Point Arena: 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 Point Arena: 6 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–7 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W) | 6.5 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W) | 5.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 4.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 2.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | calm | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | calm | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 6.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 6.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 4.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | -0.1 ft |
Point Arena waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Point Arena arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 8.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 39 s
- Lulls
- about 167 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 55% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Point Arena surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Point Arena: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–11 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–11 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Point Arena 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 | 4–9 ft | Great | 9.3 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 4 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Good | 5.4 ft · 12 s · W | calm | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–7 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | calm | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5–9 ft | Great | 10.5 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph offshore (ESE) | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 25 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Good | 10.4 ft · 13 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 16 | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 25 | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 9–11 ft | Great | 15.0 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–8 ft | Good | 12.7 ft · 16 s · WNW | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–10 ft | Fair | 6.8 ft · 15 s · W | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–10 ft | Good | — | 12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 18 | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 26 | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 24 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Point Arena are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Point Arena tide chart and tide times
Tides at Point Arena today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 3:56 am, high 6.8 ft at 9:53 am and low -0.1 ft at 5:12 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.6 ft and falling.
Point Arena tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.4 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:53 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 4.9 ft at 12:01 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:28 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:24 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.9 ft at 12:48 amLow 3.7 ft at 5 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:28 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 5.0 ft at 1:38 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:36 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:34 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:11 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.0 ft at 2:28 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:16 amHigh 6.5 ft at 12:10 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:57 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 5.0 ft at 3:27 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:05 amHigh 6.3 ft at 12:52 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:44 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.2 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 8:23 amHigh 5.8 ft at 1:38 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:36 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.9 ft at 5:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:46 amHigh 5.1 ft at 2:42 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.2 ft at 5:53 amLow 3.8 ft at 11:15 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Point Arena water temperature
The water temperature at Point Arena is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 64°F and a 2 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 64°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 Point Arena
- Schooner Gulch4.4 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Great
- Gualala River Mouth14 mi SE · 8–10 ft · Great
- Elk15 mi N · 7–8 ft · Great
- Navarro River Mouth19 mi N · 9–10 ft · Great
- Sea Ranch22 mi SE · 9–10 ft · Good
- Albion River Mouth22 mi N · 2–3 ft · Good
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About Point Arena
Point Arena is a reef break in Point Arena, Mendocino County, California, facing west. Also called Arena Cove and The Cove.
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