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Scott Creek - Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Davenport, CA

Scott Creek - Beach, Davenport, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 5.7 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.6 ft at 11:26 pm.

Good

7–8 ft

overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north-northwest at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:14 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
5.7 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
10 mph (NNW), gusts 17cross-shore
Tide
2.5 ft risinghigh 4.6 ft at 11:26 pm
Water
67°F3/2
Air
61°Ffeels like 56°F
Sun
rise 6:41 amset 5:04 pm

Scott Creek - Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Scott Creek - Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Scott Creek - Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.5101504711–13 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Scott Creek - Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.510150477–8 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Good10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Scott Creek - Beach: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N)4.5 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph offshore (NNE)5.4 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)6.2 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)6.6 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NW)6.5 ft
11 am10–11 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 135.9 ft
12 pm9–10 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 194.8 ft
1 pm8–10 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 243.5 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 242.1 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 241.0 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 190.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 130.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.2 ft
7 am6–8 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 145.0 ft
8 am6–7 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 135.8 ft
9 am5–6 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.3 ft
10 am5–6 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NW)6.5 ft
11 am6–7 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (WNW)6.2 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 155.4 ft
1 pm6–7 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 174.2 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 172.8 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 181.5 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 170.6 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreat10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGreat9 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 140.3 ft

Scott Creek - Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 8 pm, sets at Scott Creek - 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 131 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 131 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
43% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Scott Creek - Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Scott Creek - Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–15 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–10 ft and Good.

Scott Creek - 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 weekend510156–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 95–8Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 105–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 116–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 125–10Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1312–15Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 147–10Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1510–14Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 166–10Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 173–6Wed, Nov 18: Poor to FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Scott Creek - 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
Scott Creek - Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–13 ftGreat9.1 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 249 am
Tue, Nov 105–8 ftGreat5.0 ft · 13 s · W8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1311 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1710 am
Wed, Nov 115–8 ftGreat5.3 ft · 13 s · W4 mph cross-shore (ESE)6 mph onshore (W), gusts 129 am
Thu, Nov 126–8 ftGreat3.6 ft · 14 s · W6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1111 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 196 am
Fri, Nov 135–10 ftGood6.0 ft · 15 s · WSW11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2016 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 256 am
Sat, Nov 1412–15 ftGood8.8 ft · 15 s · WSW5 mph cross-shore (WNW)6 mph onshore (W), gusts 117 am
Sun, Nov 157–10 ftGood7.3 ft · 16 s · WSW6 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1112 mph onshore (SW), gusts 207 am
Mon, Nov 1610–14 ftFair7.9 ft · 18 s · W16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 3017 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 317 am
Tue, Nov 176–10 ftGreat—5 mph offshore (N)14 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 183–6 ftPoor to Fair—21 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2621 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Scott Creek - Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Scott Creek - Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Scott Creek - Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 3:14 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:20 am, low 0.2 ft at 4:43 pm and high 4.6 ft at 11:26 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.

Tide height at Scott Creek - Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.5 ft, risingLow 3.2 ft3:14 amHigh 6.6 ft9:20 amLow 0.2 ft4:43 pmHigh 4.6 ft11:26 pmLow 3.3 ft3:47 amHigh 6.5 ft9:51 amLow 0.1 ft5:19 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:17 amLow 3.6 ft4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft10:24 amLow 0.4 ft6:02 pmHigh 4.5 ft1:15 am
Tide height at Scott Creek - Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Scott Creek - Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.2 ft at 3:14 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:20 amLow 0.2 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 11:26 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.3 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.5 ft at 9:51 amLow 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.5 ft at 12:17 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:24 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:02 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.5 ft at 1:15 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:46 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:58 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.6 ft at 2:16 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:26 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:34 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:17 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:17 pmLow 1.1 ft at 8:24 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.6 ft at 4:20 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:08 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:16 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.6 ft at 5:04 amLow 4.0 ft at 9:22 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:09 pmLow 1.1 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.7 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.6 ft at 10:54 am

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

Scott Creek - Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Scott Creek - Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 10 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 68°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 3/2; 67 to 68 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.

Surf spots near Scott Creek - Beach

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About Scott Creek - Beach

Scott Creek - Beach is a rivermouth in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest.

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