San Simeon · San Luis Obispo County · California
San Simeon Surf Report & Forecast, California
San Simeon, California: 6–7 ft, overhead, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 6.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 9 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 70°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.1 ft at 10:59 pm.
6–7 ft
overhead · occasional 8 ft
- Swell
- 6.3 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 9 mph (NW), gusts 14cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.6 ft risinghigh 4.1 ft at 10:59 pm
- Water
- 70°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 5:02 pm
San Simeon surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at San Simeon: 6 am, Great, 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 San Simeon: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.5 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | -0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 11 | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 10 | 5.6 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 11 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | -0.2 ft |
San Simeon waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at San Simeon arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 180 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 69% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
San Simeon surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at San Simeon: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 10–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 10–15 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–10 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for San Simeon 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 | 6–9 ft | Great | 6.7 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 4.8 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE), gusts 10 | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 4.6 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–7 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 7 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–8 ft | Great | 6.1 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 10–15 ft | Good | 7.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | 6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 12 | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–10 ft | Good | 7.9 ft · 17 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 10–13 ft | Good | 6.1 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (NNE) | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | calm | 18 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for San Simeon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
San Simeon tide chart and tide times
Tides at San Simeon today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.8 ft at 2:48 am, high 6.3 ft at 8:59 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:20 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:59 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 0.6 ft and rising.
San Simeon tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:48 amHigh 6.3 ft at 8:59 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:20 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:23 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:31 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:56 pmHigh 4.0 ft at 11:50 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:59 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:41 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 3.9 ft at 12:53 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:08 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:35 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 2 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:41 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:11 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:15 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 3:14 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:30 amHigh 5.5 ft at 11:52 amLow 0.8 ft at 8:08 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.1 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:53 amHigh 4.9 ft at 12:43 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.7 ft at 8:54 amHigh 4.4 ft at 1:50 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 5:25 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:37 amHigh 4.1 ft at 3:12 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
San Simeon water temperature
The water temperature at San Simeon is about 70°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 9 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 69 and 70°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 San Simeon
- Moonstone Beach3.4 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Fair
- San Carpoforo Creek Beach14 mi NW · 9–11 ft · Fair
- Cayucos18 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Morro Strand22 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Morro Bay23 mi SE · 7–8 ft · Fair
- Morro Rock23 mi SE · 9–10 ft · Fair
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About San Simeon
San Simeon is a cove in San Simeon, San Luis Obispo County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called W. R. Hearst Memorial State Beach, Hearst Castle and San Simeon Pier.
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