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Pomponio State Beach Surf Report, San Gregorio, CA

Pomponio State Beach, San Gregorio, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 6.0 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the north, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 66°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 2.8 ft at 3:52 am.

Good

8–9 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 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
6.0 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.1 ft · 13 s · NW
Wind
7 mph (N), gusts 12cross-shore
Tide
3.4 ft fallinglow 2.8 ft at 3:52 am
Water
66°F3/2
Air
60°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm

Pomponio State Beach surf today and tomorrow

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

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Pomponio State Beach today, 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: Good7 am: Good8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:44 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Pomponio State Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1379–10 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Pomponio 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 am8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 153.7 ft
7 am7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 154.4 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (N)5.2 ft
9 am7–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (N)5.9 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.1 ft
11 am8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 155.8 ft
12 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.9 ft
1 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 183.7 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 172.3 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 191.0 ft
4 pm8–10 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.1 ft
5 pm8–10 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16-0.4 ft
6 pm8–10 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16-0.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am9–10 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE)3.5 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.1 ft
8 am8–10 ftGreatcalm4.8 ft
9 am8–10 ftGreatcalm5.5 ft
10 am8–10 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW)5.9 ft
11 am8–9 ftGood7 mph onshore (W)5.9 ft
12 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (W), gusts 155.4 ft
1 pm7–9 ftPoor13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 224.5 ft
2 pm7–9 ftPoor16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 283.2 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 232.0 ft
4 pm8–9 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.8 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGreatcalm0.1 ft
6 pm8–9 ftFair7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13-0.2 ft

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

At 2 am, sets at Pomponio 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 8.8 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
63% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Pomponio State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Pomponio State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Great.

Pomponio 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 weekend510157–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–10Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 1110–13Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–13Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1312–16Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 1411–15Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1512–16Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–15Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–9Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 187–9Thu, Nov 19: GreatThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Pomponio 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
Pomponio State Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat6.0 ft · 13 s · W8 mph cross-shore (N)12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 178 am
Wed, Nov 117–10 ftGreat6.7 ft · 13 s · Wcalm16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 286 am
Thu, Nov 1210–13 ftGreat8.1 ft · 14 s · W9 mph offshore (SE), gusts 1512 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 216 am
Fri, Nov 138–13 ftFair9.8 ft · 15 s · W14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2124 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 356 am
Sat, Nov 1412–16 ftFair17.9 ft · 16 s · W9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 149 mph onshore (W), gusts 154 pm
Sun, Nov 1511–15 ftGreat13.2 ft · 16 s · W9 mph cross-shore (S)15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 247 am
Mon, Nov 1612–16 ftPoor15.3 ft · 17 s · W14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2512 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 2210 am
Tue, Nov 1710–15 ftGreat—8 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–9 ftFair—11 mph cross-shore (NNW)13 mph onshore (NW)7 am
Thu, Nov 197–9 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (N)10 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Pomponio State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Pomponio State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Pomponio State Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.8 ft at 3:52 am, high 6.1 ft at 9:55 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:22 pm. At 2 am the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.

Tide height at Pomponio State Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.4 ft, fallingLow 2.8 ft3:52 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 Pomponio State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Pomponio State Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.8 ft at 3:52 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.

Pomponio State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Pomponio 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 64 and 66°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 66 degrees, 3/2; 64 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.

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About Pomponio State Beach

Pomponio State Beach is a beach break in San Gregorio, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Pomponio.

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