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Shark Fin Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Bonny Doon, CA

Shark Fin Cove, Bonny Doon, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 11 am PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Epic. The main swell is 7.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm.

Epic

5–6 ft

head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:14 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.9 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.1 ft · 16 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (NW)cross-shore
Tide
5.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm
Water
67°F2mm springsuit
Air
68°Ffeels like 67°F
Sun
rise 6:41 amset 5:04 pm

Shark Fin Cove surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Shark Fin Cove: 9 am, Epic, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Shark Fin Cove today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1377–9 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Epic9 am: Epic10 am: Epic11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Good5 pm: Great6 pm: Great6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:41 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Shark Fin Cove tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1376–7 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Great5 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 Shark Fin Cove: 6 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–8 ftGreat6 mph offshore (N)4.2 ft
7 am6–8 ftGreat6 mph offshore (NNE)5.1 ft
8 am5–6 ftEpic5 mph cross-shore (N)5.8 ft
9 am5–6 ftEpic4 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.2 ft
10 am5–6 ftEpic6 mph cross-shore (NW)6.1 ft
11 amnow6 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (NW)5.5 ft
12 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 184.4 ft
1 pm7–9 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 233.1 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 221.7 ft
3 pm6–7 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 240.6 ft
4 pm6–7 ftGood14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21-0.1 ft
5 pm5–6 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18-0.2 ft
6 pm6–7 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 170.3 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am5–6 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 123.9 ft
7 am4–5 ftGreat8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 134.6 ft
8 am4–5 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 115.4 ft
9 am4–5 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)6.0 ft
10 am4–5 ftGreatcalm6.1 ft
11 am4–5 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 105.8 ft
12 pm5–6 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 175.0 ft
1 pm5–6 ftGood11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 193.8 ft
2 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 192.4 ft
3 pm6–7 ftGood12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 191.2 ft
4 pm5–7 ftGreat12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 180.2 ft
5 pm5–6 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17-0.2 ft
6 pm5–6 ftGreat11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16-0.1 ft

Shark Fin Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 11 am, sets at Shark Fin Cove arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 125 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 6.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
Lulls
about 125 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
68% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Shark Fin Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Shark Fin Cove: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 8–12 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Great.

Shark Fin Cove 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 weekend510155–9Mon, Nov 9: EpicMonNov 94–7Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 104–6Wed, Nov 11: EpicWedNov 114–8Thu, Nov 12: EpicThuNov 125–9Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 138–12Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 146–9Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 157–10Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 163–6Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 173–5Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Shark Fin Cove 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
Shark Fin Cove 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–9 ftEpic8.6 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 229 am
Tue, Nov 104–7 ftGreat4.9 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1112 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 196 pm
Wed, Nov 114–6 ftEpic5.4 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 135 mph onshore (W), gusts 125 pm
Thu, Nov 124–8 ftEpic3.6 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 148 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 157 am
Fri, Nov 135–9 ftGood6.4 ft · 14 s · WSW11 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1814 mph onshore (SW), gusts 2210 am
Sat, Nov 148–12 ftGood6.8 ft · 15 s · WSW4 mph cross-shore (NNW)8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 137 am
Sun, Nov 156–9 ftGreat6.4 ft · 17 s · W7 mph cross-shore (S)6 mph onshore (W)10 am
Mon, Nov 167–10 ftGood6.7 ft · 15 s · W12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1919 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 307 am
Tue, Nov 173–6 ftGreat—11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1816 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 217 am
Wed, Nov 183–5 ftFair—9 mph cross-shore (WNW)15 mph cross-shore (NNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Shark Fin Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Shark Fin Cove tide chart and tide times

Tides at Shark Fin Cove today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:13 am, high 6.3 ft at 9:18 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:42 pm and high 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm. At 11 am the tide is 5.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Shark Fin Cove, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 5.5 ft, fallingLow 2.9 ft3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft9:18 amLow -0.2 ft4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft11:26 pmLow 3.0 ft3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft9:50 amLow -0.2 ft5:18 pmHigh 4.1 ft12:15 amLow 3.2 ft4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft10:22 amLow 0.0 ft6:01 pmHigh 4.1 ft1:15 am
Tide height at Shark Fin Cove, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Shark Fin Cove tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.9 ft at 3:13 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:18 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:26 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:18 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.1 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:22 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:01 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.1 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:45 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:45 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.2 ft at 2:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:22 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:36 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:33 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.2 ft at 3:20 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:12 amHigh 5.5 ft at 12:17 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:23 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.3 ft at 4:19 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:38 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:04 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:15 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.2 ft at 5:08 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:11 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:01 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.5 ft at 5:37 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:53 am

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

Shark Fin Cove water temperature

The water temperature at Shark Fin Cove is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 6 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 67 and 69°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 67 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 67 to 69 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 Shark Fin Cove

Shark Fin Cove is a cove in Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, facing southwest. Also called Shark Tooth Cove.

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