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Tunitas Creek Surf Report & Forecast, Half Moon Bay, CA

Tunitas Creek, Half Moon Bay, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 6.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 65°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 3.1 ft at 3:56 am.

Great

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the north at 6 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:30 pm
Swell
6.1 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.1 ft · 15 s · SW
Wind
6 mph (N)cross-shore
Tide
3.6 ft fallinglow 3.1 ft at 3:56 am
Water
65°F3/2
Air
60°Ffeels like 58°F
Sun
rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm

Tunitas Creek surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Tunitas Creek: 9 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Tunitas Creek today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1378–9 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Good11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:44 am5:03 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Tunitas Creek tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.369-1378–9 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Great5 pm: Great6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Tunitas Creek: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 143.9 ft
7 am6–8 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 144.7 ft
8 am6–7 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (N)5.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (N)6.1 ft
10 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW)6.4 ft
11 am7–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 146.1 ft
12 pm8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 165.3 ft
1 pm7–9 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.1 ft
2 pm7–8 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 162.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 171.3 ft
4 pm7–8 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 160.3 ft
5 pm7–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15-0.2 ft
6 pm7–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–9 ftGreat5 mph offshore (NE)3.7 ft
7 am7–8 ftGreat3 mph offshore (NE)4.3 ft
8 am7–9 ftGreatcalm5.1 ft
9 am8–9 ftGreatcalm5.8 ft
10 am7–9 ftGreatcalm6.2 ft
11 am7–8 ftGood5 mph onshore (WNW)6.2 ft
12 pm7–8 ftFair8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 135.7 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 204.8 ft
2 pm6–8 ftPoor15 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 263.5 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 212.2 ft
4 pm7–8 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)1.1 ft
5 pm7–8 ftGreatcalm0.3 ft
6 pm7–8 ftFair6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11-0.0 ft

Tunitas Creek waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 2 am, sets at Tunitas Creek arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 127 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.2 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 127 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
48% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Tunitas Creek surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Tunitas Creek: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 11–15 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–15 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–11 ft and Great.

Tunitas Creek 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 weekend510156–9Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–10Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 1311–15Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 149–11Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 1511–14Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 168–12Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 174–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 185–7Thu, Nov 19: GoodThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Tunitas Creek 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
Tunitas Creek 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftGood6.1 ft · 13 s · W7 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 169 am
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftGreat6.7 ft · 13 s · Wcalm15 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 269 am
Thu, Nov 128–10 ftGreat6.8 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1412 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 229 am
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftFair8.6 ft · 15 s · W14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2024 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 346 am
Sat, Nov 1411–15 ftFair16.5 ft · 16 s · W8 mph onshore (W), gusts 149 mph onshore (W), gusts 164 pm
Sun, Nov 159–11 ftGreat11.3 ft · 16 s · W8 mph cross-shore (S)15 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 247 am
Mon, Nov 1611–14 ftPoor13.6 ft · 17 s · W14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 2412 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 234 pm
Tue, Nov 178–12 ftGreat—7 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 184–7 ftGood—10 mph cross-shore (NNW)13 mph onshore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 195–7 ftGood—6 mph cross-shore (N)9 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Tunitas Creek are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Tunitas Creek tide chart and tide times

Tides at Tunitas Creek today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.1 ft at 3:56 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:58 am and low -0.2 ft at 5:23 pm. At 2 am the tide is 3.6 ft and falling.

Tide height at Tunitas Creek, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 3.6 ft, fallingLow 3.1 ft3:56 amHigh 6.4 ft9:58 amLow -0.2 ft5:23 pmHigh 4.4 ft12:19 amLow 3.4 ft4:26 amHigh 6.3 ft10:31 amLow 0.0 ft6:04 pmHigh 4.4 ft1:16 amLow 3.8 ft4:57 amHigh 6.3 ft11:05 amLow 0.4 ft6:48 pmHigh 4.5 ft2:12 am
Tide height at Tunitas Creek, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Tunitas Creek tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.1 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:58 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:23 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.4 ft at 12:19 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:26 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:31 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:04 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.4 ft at 1:16 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:57 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:05 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:48 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.5 ft at 2:12 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:35 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:45 amLow 0.8 ft at 7:37 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:11 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:36 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:23 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:25 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.5 ft at 4:15 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:44 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:15 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:16 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.6 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.9 ft at 9:27 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:16 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:02 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.7 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.5 ft at 10:56 am

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

Tunitas Creek water temperature

The water temperature at Tunitas Creek is about 65°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 6 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 65 degrees, 3/2; 63 to 65 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood65°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.

Surf spots near Tunitas Creek

Spots near Tunitas Creek with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Tunitas CreekMartins BeachSan Gregorio State BeachPomponio State BeachPescadero State BeachKelly AveDunes Beach

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About Tunitas Creek

Tunitas Creek is a rivermouth in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Tunitas.

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