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Whaler Island Surf Report & Forecast, Crescent City, CA

Whaler Island, Crescent City, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 7.1 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 16 mph onshore wind from the south-southeast, gusting 26 mph. Water is about 57°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm.

Poor

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the south-southeast at 16 mph, onshore; the beach faces north-northeast.NSWE
first light 6:29 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
7.1 ft · 13 s · WSW
Wind
16 mph (SSE), gusts 26onshore
Tide
7.0 ft fallinglow -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm
Water
57°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
56°Ffeels like 46°F
Sun
rise 6:59 amset 5:02 pm

Whaler Island surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Whaler Island: 6 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Whaler Island today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1487–9 ftnow6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:59 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Whaler Island tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-14810–11 ft7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Fair9a12p3p6pratingwind

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 Whaler Island: 7 am, Good, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am6–7 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (SE)3.8 ft
7 am6–7 ftGood7 mph onshore (SSE)4.7 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 165.8 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor17 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 266.8 ft
10 am7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 267.5 ft
11 am6–8 ftPoor17 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 287.6 ft
12 pmnow6–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 267.0 ft
1 pm5–7 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 265.7 ft
2 pm5–7 ftPoor17 mph onshore (S), gusts 284.0 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor16 mph onshore (S), gusts 272.2 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor15 mph onshore (S), gusts 250.7 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor14 mph onshore (S), gusts 24-0.3 ft
6 pm7–9 ftPoor14 mph onshore (S), gusts 24-0.5 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 164.1 ft
8 am7–8 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 165.1 ft
9 am7–8 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 186.2 ft
10 am5–6 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 167.0 ft
11 am5–7 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (S), gusts 177.5 ft
12 pm5–6 ftPoor10 mph onshore (S), gusts 177.2 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor10 mph onshore (S), gusts 166.3 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 154.9 ft
3 pm9–10 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 143.1 ft
4 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair9 mph onshore (S), gusts 151.4 ft
5 pm10–11 ftPoor to Fair10 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 160.1 ft
6 pm9–11 ftFair9 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 14-0.5 ft

Whaler Island waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Whaler Island 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 140 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
Lulls
about 140 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Whaler Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Whaler Island: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 9–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–16 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Poor.

Whaler Island 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: GoodMonNov 95–11Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 105–12Wed, Nov 11: GoodWedNov 116–11Thu, Nov 12: GoodThuNov 125–10Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 139–16Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 149–13Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 156–11Mon, Nov 16: GreatMonNov 163–6Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 174–6Wed, Nov 18: GreatWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Whaler Island 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
Whaler Island 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–9 ftGood8.1 ft · 14 s · W11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 1617 mph onshore (S), gusts 286 am
Tue, Nov 105–11 ftGood7.9 ft · 13 s · WSW10 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 169 mph onshore (S), gusts 157 am
Wed, Nov 115–12 ftGood7.7 ft · 13 s · WSW7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 128 mph onshore (S), gusts 157 am
Thu, Nov 126–11 ftGood10.0 ft · 15 s · WSW6 mph onshore (SSE)11 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 168 am
Fri, Nov 135–10 ftPoor8.8 ft · 11 s · SW22 mph onshore (S), gusts 3434 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 547 am
Sat, Nov 149–16 ftPoor16.8 ft · 16 s · WSW18 mph onshore (S), gusts 3021 mph onshore (S), gusts 341 pm
Sun, Nov 159–13 ftPoor6.5 ft · 15 s · W14 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 2810 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 214 pm
Mon, Nov 166–11 ftGreat—9 mph onshore (SSE), gusts 189 mph onshore (S), gusts 194 pm
Tue, Nov 173–6 ftGood—8 mph cross-shore (SE)12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 197 am
Wed, Nov 184–6 ftGreat—10 mph cross-shore (NW)7 mph cross-shore (NNW)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Whaler Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Whaler Island tide chart and tide times

Tides at Whaler Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.4 ft at 4:48 am, high 7.7 ft at 10:39 am and low -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 7.0 ft and falling.

Tide height at Whaler Island, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-113579Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 7.0 ft, fallingLow 3.4 ft4:48 amHigh 7.7 ft10:39 amLow -0.5 ft5:46 pmHigh 5.9 ft12:27 amLow 3.4 ft5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft11:10 amLow -0.5 ft6:20 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:13 amLow 3.8 ft5:52 amHigh 7.6 ft11:41 amLow -0.2 ft6:58 pmHigh 5.9 ft1:55 am
Tide height at Whaler Island, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Whaler Island tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 3.4 ft at 4:48 amHigh 7.7 ft at 10:39 amLow -0.5 ft at 5:46 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 5.9 ft at 12:27 amLow 3.4 ft at 5:19 amHigh 7.5 ft at 11:10 amLow -0.5 ft at 6:20 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 5.9 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:52 amHigh 7.6 ft at 11:41 amLow -0.2 ft at 6:58 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 5.9 ft at 1:55 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:26 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:38 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 5.9 ft at 2:41 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:03 amHigh 7.5 ft at 12:54 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:21 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 6.0 ft at 3:31 amLow 4.9 ft at 7:50 amHigh 7.3 ft at 1:35 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:08 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 6.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 4.9 ft at 8:58 amHigh 6.6 ft at 2:17 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:58 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 5.7 ft at 5:21 amLow 4.5 ft at 10:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 3:18 pmLow 1.3 ft at 10:45 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 6.0 ft at 6:08 amLow 4.2 ft at 11:39 am

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

Whaler Island water temperature

The water temperature at Whaler Island is about 57°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 46°F and a 16 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 57 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 57 to 58 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood57°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 Whaler Island

Spots near Whaler Island with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Whaler IslandCrescent City South BeachEnderts BeachPebble BeachPoint St. GeorgeKellogg BeachWilson Creek

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About Whaler Island

Whaler Island is a breakwater in Crescent City, Del Norte County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Crescent City Harbor.

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