Ocean Shores · Grays Harbor County · Washington
Ocean Shores Surf Report & Forecast, Washington
Ocean Shores, Washington: 10–12 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.0 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 15 mph offshore wind from the east-southeast, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 6:30 pm.
10–12 ft
well overhead to double overhead · occasional 13 ft
- Swell
- 9.0 ft · 13 s · W
- Wind
- 15 mph (ESE), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 9.8 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 6:30 pm
- Water
- 54°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 51°Ffeels like 39°F
- Sun
- rise 7:11 amset 4:49 pm
Ocean Shores surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ocean Shores: 12 pm, 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 Ocean Shores: 7 am, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 14 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 14 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 10–12 ft | Great | 15 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 8.7 ft |
| 11 am | 10–12 ft | Great | 14 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 9.7 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 10–12 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 9.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 10–11 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 8.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (SE), gusts 19 | 7.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 20 | 5.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 31 | 3.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 26 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 40 | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 10–11 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 21 | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 9–11 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 36 | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 11–13 ft | Poor | 26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 37 | 8.1 ft |
| 11 am | 12–14 ft | Poor | 28 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 9.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 27 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 38 | 9.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 42 | 9.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 41 | 8.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 13–14 ft | Poor | 30 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 44 | 6.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 13–15 ft | Poor | 30 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 43 | 4.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 12–14 ft | Poor | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 48 | 2.1 ft |
Ocean Shores waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Ocean Shores arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 11.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 137 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 91% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ocean Shores surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ocean Shores: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 17–21 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 12 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 17–21 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 11–15 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ocean Shores 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 | 6–12 ft | Great | 10.4 ft · 13 s · W | 14 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (SE), gusts 19 | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 9–15 ft | Good | 9.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 32 | 29 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 41 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 10–14 ft | Poor to Fair | 12.5 ft · 12 s · WSW | 27 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 25 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 13–16 ft | Great | 13.7 ft · 14 s · WSW | 15 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 18 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 23 | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 10–14 ft | Good | 8.7 ft · 15 s · W | 23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 30 | 38 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 49 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 17–21 ft | Fair | 27.1 ft · 19 s · WSW | 21 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 26 | 23 mph cross-shore (S) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 11–15 ft | Poor | 9.2 ft · 15 s · W | 31 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 47 | 23 mph onshore (SW), gusts 35 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 14–19 ft | Good | 19.3 ft · 15 s · W | 12 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 20 | 31 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 56 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–15 ft | Good | — | 14 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 36 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12–15 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (NW), gusts 21 | 17 mph onshore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ocean Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ocean Shores tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ocean Shores today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.5 ft at 12:18 am, low 3.9 ft at 5:41 am, high 9.9 ft at 11:37 am and low -0.1 ft at 6:30 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.8 ft and falling.
Ocean Shores tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 8.5 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:41 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:37 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 8.0 ft at 1:02 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:10 amHigh 9.9 ft at 12:07 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.4 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.9 ft at 6:43 amHigh 10.3 ft at 12:34 pmLow 0.6 ft at 7:38 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.1 ft at 2:16 amLow 4.9 ft at 7:18 amHigh 9.7 ft at 1:07 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.1 ft at 3:05 amLow 5.6 ft at 7:51 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:49 pmLow 2.0 ft at 8:57 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.5 ft at 3:52 amLow 6.3 ft at 8:40 amHigh 9.8 ft at 2:25 pmLow 2.4 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 8.3 ft at 4:42 amLow 6.3 ft at 9:41 amHigh 8.8 ft at 3:07 pmLow 2.2 ft at 10:35 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.5 ft at 5:42 amLow 5.5 ft at 10:50 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:09 pmLow 2.3 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.7 ft at 6:34 amLow 5.2 ft at 12:13 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ocean Shores water temperature
The water temperature at Ocean Shores is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 39°F and a 15 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 53 and 54°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 Ocean Shores
- Damon Point3.5 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- The Groins4.3 mi SE · 2 ft · Poor
- Half Moon Bay4.4 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Westhaven4.4 mi SSE · 15–18 ft · Poor
- Seabrook16 mi N · 10–12 ft · Great
- Point Grenville24 mi N · 7–8 ft · Fair
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About Ocean Shores
Ocean Shores is a beach break in Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington, facing west.
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