Half Moon Bay · San Mateo County · California
Ross's Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Half Moon Bay, CA
Ross's Cove, Half Moon Bay, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 5.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.4 ft at 10 am.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 5.1 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 13 s · NW
- Wind
- 6 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.2 ft risinghigh 6.4 ft at 10 am
- Water
- 64°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 59°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm
Ross's Cove surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ross's Cove: 7 am, Good, 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 Ross's Cove: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 14 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–7 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 4.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–7 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | -0.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 3.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 10 mph offshore (E), gusts 18 | 0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 7 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 13 | -0.1 ft |
Ross's Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Ross's Cove arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
- Lulls
- about 171 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 40% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ross's Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ross's Cove: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 13–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–15 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–12 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ross's Cove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–7 ft | Good | 5.1 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Great | 5.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | calm | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 6–11 ft | Great | 7.1 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph offshore (SE), gusts 11 | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–10 ft | Good | 8.3 ft · 14 s · W | 16 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 24 | 28 mph onshore (SW), gusts 39 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 11–15 ft | Poor | 14.9 ft · 16 s · W | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 16 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–12 ft | Good | 10.9 ft · 16 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–16 ft | Poor | 10.9 ft · 15 s · W | 27 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 45 | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–13 ft | Good | — | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 8 mph onshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7–10 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (W) | 26 mph onshore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–8 ft | Great | — | 21 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 30 | 8 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ross's Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ross's Cove tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ross's Cove today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 3:56 am, high 6.4 ft at 10 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:24 pm. At 5 am the tide is 3.2 ft and rising.
Ross's Cove tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:24 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.4 ft at 12:21 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:29 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:34 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:06 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.4 ft at 1:17 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:01 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:07 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:39 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:47 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:39 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 3:10 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:39 amHigh 5.7 ft at 12:25 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:46 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:19 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:28 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:19 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.7 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:58 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ross's Cove water temperature
The water temperature at Ross's Cove is about 64°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 59°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 61 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 Ross's Cove
- Mavericks0.3 mi SSW · 9–11 ft · Poor
- Princeton Jetty1.7 mi E · 3 ft · Good
- Miramar2.2 mi E · 5 ft · Good
- Dunes Beach2.8 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Kelly Ave3.7 mi SE · 7–8 ft · Good
- Montara State Beach4.1 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
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About Ross's Cove
Ross's Cove is a cove in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Ross Cove, Ross' Cove and Pillar Point.
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