Coronado · San Diego County · California
Silver Strand Surf Report & Forecast, Coronado, California
Silver Strand, Coronado, California: 5–6 ft, head high to overhead, at 4 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 4.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 6.6 ft at 8:34 am.
5–6 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 4.0 ft · 15 s · Wplus 0.1 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 3.2 ft risinghigh 6.6 ft at 8:34 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 71°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:51 pm
Silver Strand surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Silver Strand: 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 Silver Strand: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
Silver Strand waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 4 am, sets at Silver Strand arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 142 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 96% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Silver Strand surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Silver Strand: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–10 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–10 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Silver Strand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Great | 4.0 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 13 s · W | 8 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 15 | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 14 | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–10 ft | Great | 5.5 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Fair | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 17 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 6–9 ft | Poor | — | 26 mph onshore (W), gusts 32 | 24 mph onshore (W), gusts 29 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Silver Strand are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Silver Strand tide chart and tide times
Tides at Silver Strand today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:15 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:34 am, low -0.1 ft at 3:50 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:15 pm. At 4 am the tide is 3.2 ft and rising.
Silver Strand tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:15 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:34 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:41 amHigh 6.2 ft at 8:58 amLow 0.2 ft at 4:26 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:52 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:32 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 12:11 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:04 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 1:33 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:38 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:43 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 11:31 amLow 1.1 ft at 8 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:29 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:57 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:47 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:41 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:36 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:22 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Silver Strand water temperature
The water temperature at Silver Strand is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°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 Silver Strand
- Coronado Beach3.3 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Great
- Imperial Beach Pier3.7 mi S · 7–9 ft · Great
- Tijuana Sloughs5.7 mi S · 6–7 ft · Good
- Point Loma6.1 mi WNW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Sunset Cliffs8.6 mi NW · 7–8 ft · Great
- Ocean Beach10 mi NW · 5–6 ft · Great
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About Silver Strand
Silver Strand is a beach break in Coronado, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Strand.
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