The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and fairly clean right now for Big Sur, CA
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.53° N @ 11mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.11:38am / 4:03am
- BUOY 46239Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46239WNW
14.4ft @ 12s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 10ft
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 5
TUE 6
WED 7
THU 8
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 8-11 ft and fair at 5am on Sun 5/4

TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide3.8 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, May 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-11 ftfairNNW16mph14.8ft11sNW12pm 8-12 ftchoppyNW18mph13.7ft11sNW6pm 8-11 ftfairNNW14mph12.4ft11sWNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, May 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-10 ftcleanNNE7mph11.8ft11sNW12pm 7-9 ftcleanWSW3mph9.9ft11sNW6pm 6-8+ ftcleanSW4mph8.9ft11sNW - Tuesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-7+ ftfairSE8mph8.1ft10sNW12pm 4-6+ ftchoppySSE12mph7.3ft10sNW6pm 4-6+ ftchoppySSE8mph6.7ft10sWNW - Wednesday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftfairSE6mph5.1ft9sWNW12pm 3-5 ftfairWSW4mph4.8ft9sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftfairNW8mph5.7ft11sWNW - Thursday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanN12mph4.7ft13sWNW12pm 4-6+ ftchoppyNW13mph4.8ft13sWNW6pm 4-6+ ftfairNNW14mph4.9ft12sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated May 4, 2025 @ 6:48pm.
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