Sea Ranch · Sonoma County · California
Sea Ranch Surf Report & Forecast, Black Point, California
Sea Ranch, Black Point, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 11 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.0 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 11:56 pm.
7–8 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 6.0 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (NNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.7 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 11:56 pm
- Water
- 64°F3/2
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 56°F
- Sun
- rise 6:49 amset 5:05 pm
Sea Ranch surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sea Ranch: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid 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 Sea Ranch: 9 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9–11 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.1 ft |
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 9–11 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 6.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor | 11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 4.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 2.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–9 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 3 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.1 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 6.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 4.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | -0.1 ft |
Sea Ranch waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Sea Ranch arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 36 s
- Lulls
- about 114 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 66% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sea Ranch surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sea Ranch: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–15 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–10 ft and Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sea Ranch 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 | 7–11 ft | Great | 9.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–9 ft | Great | 5.7 ft · 12 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–9 ft | Epic | 6.1 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–11 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 11 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–11 ft | Fair | 7.1 ft · 14 s · W | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 31 | 15 mph onshore (SW), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 12–15 ft | Fair | 16.4 ft · 17 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 5 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 10 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–10 ft | Fair | 8.1 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12–14 ft | Poor to Fair | 12.1 ft · 18 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–5 ft | Good | — | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sea Ranch are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sea Ranch tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sea Ranch today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.8 ft at 9:50 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:09 pm and high 4.9 ft at 11:56 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 4.7 ft and rising.
Sea Ranch tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.8 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:09 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 11:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.4 ft at 4:24 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:21 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:44 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.8 ft at 12:43 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:54 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:55 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.9 ft at 1:35 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:33 amHigh 6.6 ft at 11:30 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.1 ft at 2:29 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:05 amHigh 6.8 ft at 12:10 pmLow 1.1 ft at 7:57 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 5.2 ft at 3:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 7:09 amHigh 6.2 ft at 12:45 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:43 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.4 ft at 8:11 amHigh 5.7 ft at 1:39 pmLow 1.1 ft at 9:33 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 5.0 ft at 5:11 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:47 amHigh 5.1 ft at 2:38 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 5:51 amLow 3.8 ft at 11:13 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sea Ranch water temperature
The water temperature at Sea Ranch is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 56°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 64 and 65°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 Sea Ranch
- Gualala River Mouth7.6 mi NW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Schooner Gulch17 mi NW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Point Arena22 mi NW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth23 mi SE · 5–7 ft · Good
- Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach26 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Wright's Beach27 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Good
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About Sea Ranch
Sea Ranch is a point break in Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called The Sea Ranch and Black Point Beach.
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