Stinson Beach · Marin County · California
Stinson Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Stinson Beach, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 11 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 62°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.9 ft at 11:51 pm.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 13 s · WSW
- Wind
- 10 mph (NNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 4.7 ft risinghigh 4.9 ft at 11:51 pm
- Water
- 62°F3/2
- Air
- 61°Ffeels like 58°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:04 pm
Stinson Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Stinson Beach: 10 am, Great, on a falling 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 Stinson Beach: 4 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 10 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 6.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 5.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 4.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | -0.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (N) | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 6.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 3.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
Stinson Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Stinson Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 142 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 27% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Stinson Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Stinson Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–10 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Poor to Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Stinson Beach 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 | 3–6 ft | Great | 7.1 ft · 15 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 4.1 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 15 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 16 | 11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–9 ft | Poor | 6.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | 19 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 24 | 34 mph onshore (S), gusts 39 | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–10 ft | Great | 13.8 ft · 16 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 10 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 7.1 ft · 16 s · WSW | 10 mph onshore (SSW) | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 5–9 ft | Fair | 11.0 ft · 18 s · WSW | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 27 | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Stinson Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Stinson Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Stinson Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.8 ft at 9:42 am, low 0.0 ft at 5:02 pm and high 4.9 ft at 11:51 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 4.7 ft and rising.
Stinson Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.8 ft at 9:42 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 11:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.4 ft at 4:13 amHigh 6.6 ft at 10:13 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:38 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.8 ft at 12:38 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:44 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:46 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:17 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.9 ft at 1:33 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:20 amHigh 6.7 ft at 11:20 amLow 0.6 ft at 7 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.1 ft at 2:31 amLow 4.6 ft at 5:55 amHigh 6.8 ft at 12:02 pmLow 1.2 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 5.1 ft at 3:21 amLow 4.6 ft at 6:57 amHigh 6.2 ft at 12:40 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:38 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 4:32 amLow 4.5 ft at 8:01 amHigh 5.8 ft at 1:35 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.9 ft at 5:17 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:39 amHigh 5.1 ft at 2:34 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 5:53 amLow 3.8 ft at 11:10 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Stinson Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Stinson Beach is about 62°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 10 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°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 Stinson Beach
- Bolinas2.1 mi WNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Muir Beach4.4 mi SE · 4 ft · Good
- Rodeo Beach7.3 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ocean Beach SF11 mi SE · 8–10 ft · Fair
- Drakes Beach19 mi WNW · 4–5 ft · Great
- Sharp Park20 mi SSE · 8–9 ft · Fair
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About Stinson Beach
Stinson Beach is a beach break in Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, facing southwest. Also called Stinson.
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