Moss Landing · Monterey County · California
Zmudowski State Beach Surf Report, Moss Landing, CA
Zmudowski State Beach, Moss Landing, California: 11–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 6.5 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 67°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm.
11–12 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft
- Swell
- 6.5 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.3 ft fallinglow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm
- Water
- 67°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:02 pm
Zmudowski State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Zmudowski State Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low 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 Zmudowski State Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.0 ft |
| 8 am | 11–13 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 11–12 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 11–12 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 10–12 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 10–11 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–9 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–9 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 8–9 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 10 | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 10 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 9 | 4.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.3 ft |
Zmudowski State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Zmudowski State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 12.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 155 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 1.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Zmudowski State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Zmudowski State Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 11–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 11–16 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–14 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Zmudowski State 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 | 8–13 ft | Great | 6.8 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–8 ft | Great | 4.4 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 6–8 ft | Great | 4.7 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 8–11 ft | Great | 5.3 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 12 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–11 ft | Great | 7.5 ft · 14 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 14 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 11–16 ft | Great | 7.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–14 ft | Great | 9.5 ft · 16 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12–14 ft | Great | 8.8 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 8–11 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Zmudowski State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Zmudowski State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Zmudowski State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.9 ft at 3:12 am, high 6.2 ft at 9:17 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:41 pm and high 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and falling.
Zmudowski State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 11:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 3:45 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:49 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:16 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.1 ft at 12:13 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:12 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.0 ft at 1:13 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:43 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.1 ft at 2:14 amLow 3.8 ft at 5:19 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:35 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:32 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.1 ft at 3:17 amLow 3.9 ft at 6:10 amHigh 5.4 ft at 12:16 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:22 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.2 ft at 4:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:37 amHigh 5.0 ft at 1:03 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 5:07 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:16 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:10 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.3 ft at 10:52 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Zmudowski State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Zmudowski State Beach is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 2 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 66 and 70°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 Zmudowski State Beach
- Palm Beach1.9 mi NNW · 9–10 ft · Great
- Moss Landing2.3 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Sunset State Beach3.4 mi NNW · 9–10 ft · Great
- Salinas River State Beach4.2 mi S · 11–12 ft · Great
- Manresa State Beach6.4 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Great
- La Selva Beach7.2 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Great
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About Zmudowski State Beach
Zmudowski State Beach is a beach break in Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Zmudowski and Pajaro River.
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