The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and clean right now for Big Sur, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    63° SSE @ 2 → 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:04am / 9:33am
  • BUOY 46239
    12.1 ft @ 14sec
  • WATER TEMP
    61° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 12ft
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 26
WED 27
THU 28
FRI 29
SAT 30
11am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and clean at 11am on Mon 9/25
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SW 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NW (305) 3.1 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY S (186) 1.8 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide, 3.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Sep 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-11 ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    10.4ft
    14s
    WNW
    12pm
    8-12 ft
    choppy
    NW
    13mph
    11.4ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    10-12 ft
    fair
    NNW
    13mph
    11.9ft
    15s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Tuesday
  • Wednesday, Sep 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-11 ft
    clean
    N
    12mph
    10.6ft
    14s
    WNW
    12pm
    8-10+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    15mph
    9.8ft
    13s
    NW
    6pm
    7-9+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    14mph
    9ft
    13s
    NW
  • Thursday, Sep 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    fair
    NNW
    12mph
    9.9ft
    12s
    NW
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    12mph
    10.1ft
    11s
    NW
    6pm
    6-8+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    14mph
    10.2ft
    11s
    NW
  • Friday, Sep 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    clean
    N
    14mph
    9.4ft
    10s
    NW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    11mph
    5.5ft
    8s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    5.9ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Sep 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    choppy
    NW
    13mph
    9ft
    9s
    NW
    12pm
    6-9 ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    10.4ft
    10s
    NW
    6pm
    6-8+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    9.1ft
    10s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Sep 26, 2023 @ 12:44am.
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