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

Scott Creek - Reef, Davenport, California: 6–7 ft, overhead, at 4 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 4.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 9:51 am.

Good

6–7 ft

overhead · occasional 8 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north at 5 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:15 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
4.9 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
5 mph (N)cross-shore
Tide
3.4 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 9:51 am
Water
67°F3/2
Air
61°Ffeels like 57°F
Sun
rise 6:42 amset 5:03 pm

Scott Creek - Reef surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Scott Creek - Reef: 6 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Scott Creek - Reef today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690477–8 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Fair3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:42 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Scott Creek - Reef tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690477–8 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Good5 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 Scott Creek - Reef: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW)4.2 ft
7 am6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 125.0 ft
8 am6–7 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 115.8 ft
9 am6–7 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (N)6.3 ft
10 am6–7 ftGoodcalm6.5 ft
11 am6–7 ftGoodcalm6.2 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 125.4 ft
1 pm7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 174.2 ft
2 pm6–7 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 202.8 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 191.6 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 180.6 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.2 ft
6 pm7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW)0.3 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 104.1 ft
7 am7–8 ftGood7 mph offshore (E), gusts 134.7 ft
8 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 145.4 ft
9 am7–8 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 156.0 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 126.4 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (SSE)6.3 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (S)5.8 ft
1 pm6–7 ftGoodcalm4.9 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGoodcalm3.7 ft
3 pm5–6 ftGoodcalm2.4 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGood4 mph cross-shore (WNW)1.3 ft
5 pm6–7 ftGood5 mph offshore (NE)0.6 ft

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

At 4 am, sets at Scott Creek - Reef arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 107 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
Lulls
about 107 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
70% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

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

Next 10 days at Scott Creek - Reef: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–15 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–11 ft and Great.

Scott Creek - Reef 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 weekend510156–8Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 105–8Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 117–9Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 125–9Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 1312–15Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 147–11Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1512–14Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 168–11Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 184–8Thu, Nov 19: FairThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Scott Creek - Reef 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 - Reef 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 106–8 ftGood4.9 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1112 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 206 pm
Wed, Nov 115–8 ftGreat5.3 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 14calm10 am
Thu, Nov 127–9 ftGreat3.6 ft · 14 s · W10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1811 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 196 am
Fri, Nov 135–9 ftGood5.6 ft · 15 s · WSW12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2023 mph onshore (SW), gusts 346 am
Sat, Nov 1412–15 ftGood9.8 ft · 16 s · WSW8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 158 mph onshore (W), gusts 154 pm
Sun, Nov 157–11 ftGreat6.9 ft · 16 s · WSW8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1411 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 187 am
Mon, Nov 1612–14 ftGood5.8 ft · 15 s · WSW14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2616 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 281 pm
Tue, Nov 178–11 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (WNW)9 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftPoor—20 mph onshore (W), gusts 2521 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 264 pm
Thu, Nov 194–8 ftFair—17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2913 mph cross-shore (NW)1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Scott Creek - Reef are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Scott Creek - Reef tide chart and tide times

Tides at Scott Creek - Reef today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.3 ft at 3:44 am, high 6.5 ft at 9:51 am and low 0.1 ft at 5:19 pm. At 4 am the tide is 3.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Scott Creek - Reef, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.4 ft, risingLow 3.3 ft3:44 amHigh 6.5 ft9:51 amLow 0.1 ft5:19 pmHigh 4.5 ft12:17 amLow 3.6 ft4:14 amHigh 6.4 ft10:23 amLow 0.4 ft6:01 pmHigh 4.5 ft1:16 amLow 4.0 ft4:47 amHigh 6.4 ft10:57 amLow 0.7 ft6:45 pmHigh 4.6 ft2:17 am
Tide height at Scott Creek - Reef, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Scott Creek - Reef tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.3 ft at 3:44 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 10:23 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:01 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.5 ft at 1:16 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.6 ft at 2:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:24 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:34 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.7 ft at 3:18 amLow 4.4 ft at 6:19 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:16 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 1:07 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.7 ft at 5:06 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:20 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:11 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.8 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.7 ft at 10:54 am

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

Scott Creek - Reef water temperature

The water temperature at Scott Creek - Reef is about 67°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 57°F and a 5 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.

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About Scott Creek - Reef

Scott Creek - Reef is a reef break in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest.

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