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Salinas River State Beach Surf Report, Castroville, CA

Salinas River State Beach, Castroville, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 7.1 ft at 14 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm.

Great

11–12 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north at 3 mph, calm; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:12 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
7.1 ft · 14 s · WNW
Wind
calmcalm
Tide
4.3 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
69°Ffeels like 66°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:03 pm

Salinas River State Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Salinas River State Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Salinas River State Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Fair5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Salinas River State Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1377–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Good6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Salinas River State 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 am10–12 ftGreat5 mph offshore (ENE)4.2 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)5.0 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)5.8 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreatcalm6.2 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreatcalm6.0 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood3 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 85.4 ft
12 pmnow10–11 ftPoor to Fair7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 154.3 ft
1 pm9–11 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 233.0 ft
2 pm8–10 ftPoor11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 231.6 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 170.5 ft
4 pm8–10 ftFair6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11-0.1 ft
5 pm8–10 ftGreatcalm-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NE)0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE)3.8 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.6 ft
8 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NE)5.3 ft
9 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NE)5.9 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 106.0 ft
11 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 105.7 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 124.9 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 183.7 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 212.3 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 171.1 ft
4 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 150.2 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)-0.3 ft

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

At 12 pm, sets at Salinas River 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 148 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
Lulls
about 148 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
68% 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?

Salinas River State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Salinas River State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 11–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–15 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–14 ft and Great.

Salinas River 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 weekend510158–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 119–12Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 129–12Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 1311–15Sat, Nov 14: GreatSatNov 149–14Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1511–13Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 168–12Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 177–8Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Salinas River 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
Salinas River State 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 ftGreat7.3 ft · 15 s · WNW4 mph offshore (ENE)11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 238 am
Tue, Nov 107–8 ftGreat5.1 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph cross-shore (NE)11 mph onshore (NW), gusts 218 am
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftGreat5.4 ft · 13 s · WNW8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 147 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 149 am
Thu, Nov 129–12 ftGreat6.4 ft · 13 s · WNW5 mph offshore (ESE)14 mph onshore (W), gusts 2611 am
Fri, Nov 139–12 ftGreat8.8 ft · 14 s · W7 mph offshore (ESE)15 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 2610 am
Sat, Nov 1411–15 ftGreat8.9 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (NE)7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 1210 am
Sun, Nov 159–14 ftGreat10.8 ft · 16 s · W5 mph cross-shore (SE)9 mph onshore (W), gusts 197 am
Mon, Nov 1611–13 ftGreat10.5 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (NNE)12 mph onshore (NW), gusts 237 am
Tue, Nov 178–12 ftGreat—5 mph cross-shore (NNE)8 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 187–8 ftGreat—calm8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 137 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Salinas River State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Salinas River State Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Salinas River State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Salinas River State 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 4.3 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft9:17 amLow -0.3 ft4:41 pmHigh 4.1 ft11:25 pmLow 2.9 ft3:45 amHigh 6.1 ft9:49 amLow -0.3 ft5:16 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:13 amLow 3.2 ft4:12 amHigh 5.9 ft10:21 amLow -0.1 ft6 pmHigh 4.0 ft1:13 am
Tide height at Salinas River State Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Salinas River State Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.9 ft at 3:45 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:16 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:12 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 6 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.0 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:43 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:19 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:32 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.1 ft at 3:17 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:10 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:22 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.2 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:37 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:03 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:14 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:07 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:10 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.4 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 10:52 am

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

Salinas River State Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Salinas River State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 70°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 66 to 70 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood67°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 Salinas River State Beach

Salinas River State Beach is a rivermouth in Castroville, Monterey County, California, facing west. Also called Molera Road and Potrero Road.

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