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Ray Bay Surf Report & Forecast, San Gabriel Rivermouth, CA
Ray Bay, San Gabriel Rivermouth, California: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with calm wind. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.1 ft · 15 s · SWplus 0.4 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.4 ft risinghigh 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:19 amset 4:53 pm
Ray Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ray Bay: 10 am, Good, on a falling 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 Ray Bay: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 2.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (SW), gusts 12 | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | -0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | -0.1 ft |
Ray Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Ray Bay arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 4.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 236 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ray Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ray Bay: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ray Bay 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 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Fair | 0.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 11 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 14 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Great | 2.7 ft · 18 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.6 ft · 15 s · S | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–7 ft | Great | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 3 mph offshore (NE) | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ray Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ray Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ray Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.3 ft at 8:09 am, low -0.4 ft at 3:21 pm and high 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 3.4 ft and rising.
Ray Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.3 ft at 8:09 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 9:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.4 ft at 2:26 amHigh 6.4 ft at 8:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 3:59 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:25 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:49 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:07 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.8 ft at 3:03 amHigh 5.9 ft at 9:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 5:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.5 ft at 12:23 amLow 3.2 ft at 3:29 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:14 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:11 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.5 ft at 1:55 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:51 amHigh 5.3 ft at 10:51 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.7 ft at 11:44 amLow 0.9 ft at 8:08 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.8 ft at 4:30 amLow 3.6 ft at 7:23 amHigh 4.3 ft at 12:56 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.1 ft at 4:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 9:46 amHigh 4.1 ft at 2:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ray Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Ray Bay is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°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 Ray Bay
- 72nd Place0.5 mi N · 0–1 ft · Poor
- Seal Beach Pier0.6 mi E · 3 ft · Good
- Surfside Jetty1.7 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Sunset Beach2.9 mi ESE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Bolsa Chica State Beach4.8 mi SE · 6–7 ft · Great
- HB Cliffs7.1 mi SE · 5 ft · Good
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About Ray Bay
Ray Bay is a rivermouth in Seal Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Seal Beach Jetty.
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