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Point Reyes Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Great Beach, CA

Point Reyes Beach, Great Beach, California: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 8.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 12 mph onshore wind from the northwest, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.6 ft at 11:47 pm.

Poor

9–10 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the northwest at 12 mph, onshore; the beach faces east-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:19 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.9 ft · 13 s · WNWplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
12 mph (NW), gusts 18onshore
Tide
0.0 ft risinghigh 4.6 ft at 11:47 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
63°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:46 amset 5:05 pm

Point Reyes Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Point Reyes Beach: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Point Reyes Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.1020-13715–17 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:46 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Point Reyes Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.1020-13712–13 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 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 Point Reyes Beach: 9 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am14–16 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.1 ft
7 am15–17 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.0 ft
8 am15–17 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.8 ft
9 am15–17 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.4 ft
10 am14–16 ftFair10 mph onshore (NNW)6.6 ft
11 am13–15 ftFair10 mph onshore (NNW)6.1 ft
12 pm12–14 ftFair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 145.1 ft
1 pm11–12 ftPoor14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 213.7 ft
2 pm10–12 ftPoor14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 212.3 ft
3 pm10–11 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 171.0 ft
4 pm9–10 ftPoor12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 180.1 ft
5 pm9–10 ftPoor12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 18-0.2 ft
6 pmnow9–10 ftPoor14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 220.0 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.8 ft
7 am10–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.5 ft
8 am10–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.3 ft
9 am11–13 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.1 ft
10 am12–13 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.4 ft
11 am12–13 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW)6.3 ft
12 pm11–13 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 145.6 ft
1 pm11–12 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 174.4 ft
2 pm10–12 ftPoor13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 193.0 ft
3 pm10–11 ftPoor13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 181.6 ft
4 pm9–11 ftPoor13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 190.5 ft
5 pm9–10 ftPoor14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 20-0.1 ft
6 pm9–10 ftPoor16 mph onshore (NW), gusts 23-0.2 ft

Point Reyes Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 6 pm, sets at Point Reyes 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 97 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 97 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
87% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Point Reyes Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Point Reyes Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 15–22 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 15–22 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 15–19 ft and Good.

Point Reyes 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 weekend10209–17Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 99–13Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 109–13Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1112–19Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 1210–18Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1315–22Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1415–19Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1515–19Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–18Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 179–11Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Point Reyes 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
Point Reyes Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 99–17 ftGood12.5 ft · 15 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (NNW)14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 218 am
Tue, Nov 109–13 ftGood6.7 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph cross-shore (NNW)13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 199 am
Wed, Nov 119–13 ftGreat7.8 ft · 13 s · WNWcalm11 mph onshore (W), gusts 176 am
Thu, Nov 1212–19 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · WNW9 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 1615 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 235 pm
Fri, Nov 1310–18 ftGreat11.5 ft · 14 s · W16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2621 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 326 am
Sat, Nov 1415–22 ftGood18.3 ft · 16 s · W8 mph onshore (W), gusts 138 mph onshore (W), gusts 134 pm
Sun, Nov 1515–19 ftGood14.2 ft · 16 s · WNW11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 1616 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 257 am
Mon, Nov 1615–19 ftPoor17.9 ft · 17 s · WNW16 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2616 mph onshore (W), gusts 287 am
Tue, Nov 1710–18 ftGreat—8 mph cross-shore (N)18 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 189–11 ftPoor—27 mph onshore (NW)26 mph onshore (NW)4 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Point Reyes Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Point Reyes Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Point Reyes Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 3:40 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:42 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:01 pm and high 4.6 ft at 11:47 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 0.0 ft and rising.

Tide height at Point Reyes Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.0 ft, risingLow 3.0 ft3:40 amHigh 6.6 ft9:42 amLow -0.2 ft5:01 pmHigh 4.6 ft11:47 pmLow 3.2 ft4:11 amHigh 6.4 ft10:12 amLow -0.2 ft5:36 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:31 amLow 3.4 ft4:42 amHigh 6.4 ft10:46 amLow 0.0 ft6:17 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:28 am
Tide height at Point Reyes Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Point Reyes Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.0 ft at 3:40 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:42 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:01 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 11:47 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.2 ft at 4:11 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:12 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:36 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.5 ft at 12:31 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:42 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:46 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:17 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:28 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:17 amHigh 6.5 ft at 11:21 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:02 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.7 ft at 2:23 amLow 4.2 ft at 5:55 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:59 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.8 ft at 3:21 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:53 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:39 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:37 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.7 ft at 4:22 amLow 4.3 ft at 8 amHigh 5.5 ft at 1:32 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:30 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.5 ft at 5:07 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:42 amHigh 4.6 ft at 2:30 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:13 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.6 ft at 5:47 amLow 3.3 ft at 11:06 am

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

Point Reyes Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Point Reyes Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 12 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 65 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°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 Point Reyes Beach

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About Point Reyes Beach

Point Reyes Beach is a beach break in Point Reyes Station, Marin County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Great Beach, Point Reyes North Beach and Point Reyes South Beach.

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