Bodega Bay · Sonoma County · California
Wright's Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Bodega Bay, CA
Wright's Beach, Bodega Bay, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 8.3 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 6 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm.
9–11 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 8.3 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.5 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- 6 mph (WNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.1 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm
- Water
- 64°F3/2
- Air
- 66°Ffeels like 62°F
- Sun
- rise 6:47 amset 5:05 pm
Wright's Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Wright's Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid 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 Wright's Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 3.9 ft |
| 7 am | 12–13 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 8 am | 10–12 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 9–11 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 9–11 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 6.0 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 8–10 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 17 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 7–9 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 7–9 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 5.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 3.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | -0.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 7–9 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | -0.3 ft |
Wright's Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Wright's Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 11.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 158 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 72% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Wright's Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Wright's Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–20 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–14 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Wright's 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 | 7–13 ft | Great | 10.0 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7–10 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 12 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–9 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 9–13 ft | Great | 7.2 ft · 15 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 10 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 9–13 ft | Good | 8.9 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 15 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 16–20 ft | Great | 10.3 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–14 ft | Good | 7.4 ft · 16 s · W | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 19 | 16 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–17 ft | Good | 12.3 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–12 ft | Good | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7–10 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Wright's Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Wright's Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Wright's Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 3:47 am, high 6.4 ft at 9:46 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:07 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 5.1 ft and falling.
Wright's Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:47 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:46 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.1 ft at 4:18 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:18 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:41 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 4:49 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.6 ft at 1:29 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:27 amLow 0.3 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.6 ft at 2:22 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:04 amHigh 6.1 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:52 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.6 ft at 3:22 amLow 4.1 ft at 6:54 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.9 ft at 8:39 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.8 ft at 4:17 amLow 4.3 ft at 8:16 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:31 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:31 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 5:11 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:38 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.8 ft at 5:48 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:09 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Wright's Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Wright's Beach is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 62°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 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 Wright's Beach
- Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach1.3 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Portuguese Beach1.6 mi SSE · 11–12 ft · Good
- Salmon Creek3.6 mi SSE · 12–14 ft · Good
- Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth3.6 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Good
- Doran Beach6.8 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Dillon Beach12 mi SE · 8–9 ft · Good
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About Wright's Beach
Wright's Beach is a beach break in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Wrights and Sonoma Coast State Beach.
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