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Portuguese Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Bodega Bay, CA

Portuguese Beach, Bodega Bay, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 8.7 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm.

Good

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the west-northwest at 7 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:20 amrating through the daylast light 5:32 pm
Swell
8.7 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
7 mph (WNW)cross-shore
Tide
5.1 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
66°Ffeels like 62°F
Sun
rise 6:47 amset 5:05 pm

Portuguese Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Portuguese Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Portuguese Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13712–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:47 am5:05 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Portuguese Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, 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: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Poor to 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 Portuguese Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am12–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)3.9 ft
7 am12–13 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.8 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NW)5.7 ft
9 am11–13 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.3 ft
10 am11–12 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.4 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.0 ft
12 pmnow10–11 ftFair8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 135.1 ft
1 pm9–10 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 203.7 ft
2 pm9–10 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 182.3 ft
3 pm8–10 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 160.9 ft
4 pm8–10 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.0 ft
5 pm8–9 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15-0.3 ft
6 pm8–9 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW)3.6 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.3 ft
8 am9–10 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.2 ft
9 am8–10 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.9 ft
10 am8–9 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NW)6.3 ft
11 am8–10 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.2 ft
12 pm8–9 ftFair8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 135.6 ft
1 pm8–9 ftFair9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 144.5 ft
2 pm9–10 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 153.1 ft
3 pm8–10 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 161.7 ft
4 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 170.5 ft
5 pm8–9 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18-0.3 ft

Portuguese Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Portuguese Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 146 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 146 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
67% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Portuguese Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Portuguese Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–18 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–18 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–11 ft and Fair.

Portuguese 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 weekend510158–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–10Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 108–10Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 128–12Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1314–18Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 148–11Sun, Nov 15: FairSunNov 1510–16Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 164–10Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 176–8Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Portuguese 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
Portuguese Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–13 ftGreat10.4 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (NW)11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 186 am
Tue, Nov 107–10 ftGreat5.7 ft · 12 s · W4 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 158 am
Wed, Nov 118–10 ftGreat6.5 ft · 13 s · Wcalm8 mph onshore (W), gusts 154 pm
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftGreat5.6 ft · 15 s · W4 mph offshore (E)11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1911 am
Fri, Nov 138–12 ftGood7.8 ft · 14 s · W6 mph cross-shore (S)15 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 257 am
Sat, Nov 1414–18 ftGreat8.6 ft · 15 s · Wcalm9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 157 am
Sun, Nov 158–11 ftFair6.9 ft · 16 s · W12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2016 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 277 am
Mon, Nov 1610–16 ftGood9.9 ft · 15 s · W10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1713 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 227 am
Tue, Nov 174–10 ftGood—11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1614 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 186–8 ftFair—13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1917 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2510 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Portuguese Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Portuguese Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Portuguese Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 3:47 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:46 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.1 ft and falling.

Tide height at Portuguese Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.1 ft, fallingLow 3.0 ft3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft9:46 amLow -0.4 ft5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft11:54 pmLow 3.1 ft4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft10:18 amLow -0.3 ft5:41 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:36 amLow 3.3 ft4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft10:51 amLow -0.1 ft6:22 pmHigh 4.6 ft1:29 am
Tide height at Portuguese Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Portuguese Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.0 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:46 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.6 ft at 1:29 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:27 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:06 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.6 ft at 2:22 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:04 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:52 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:54 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:39 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 8:16 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:31 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:31 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.5 ft at 5:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:38 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:16 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:48 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:09 am

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

Portuguese Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Portuguese Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°F and a 7 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 Portuguese Beach

Spots near Portuguese Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Portuguese BeachWright's BeachSalmon CreekDuncan's Landing / Shell BeachGoat Rock / Russian River MouthDoran BeachDillon Beach

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About Portuguese Beach

Portuguese Beach is a beach break in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Sonoma Coast State Beach.

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