The surf forecast is 4-6 ft and choppy right now for Big Sur Rivermouth, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    61° SE @ 19mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:04am / 7:33am
  • BUOY 46239
    S6.2ft @ 6s
  • WATER TEMP
    58° 3/2, Boots/Gloves

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 1
FRI 2
SAT 3
SUN 4
MON 5
10am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 10am on Wed 12/31
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ESE 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY S (187) 0.9 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (288) 3.8 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide, 3.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 1
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    S
    13mph
    8.3ft
    8s
    S
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    13mph
    5.8ft
    8s
    S
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SE
    14mph
    4.9ft
    8s
    S
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Jan 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    15mph
    4.4ft
    6s
    S
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    22mph
    5.7ft
    6s
    S
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SE
    21mph
    6.6ft
    6s
    SSE
  • Saturday, Jan 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    S
    20mph
    6.2ft
    9s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    17mph
    8.7ft
    9s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    14mph
    7.9ft
    9s
    SW
  • Sunday, Jan 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    choppy
    S
    21mph
    10.2ft
    12s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    S
    24mph
    9.9ft
    8s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    15mph
    8.5ft
    12s
    W
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Monday, Jan 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    15mph
    6.6ft
    8s
    SSW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    7.5ft
    10s
    WSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    8.9ft
    13s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North, and was updated Dec 31, 2025 @ 11:12pm.
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