The surf forecast is 10-12 ft and clean right now for Big Sur, CA
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.56° N @ 7mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.1:24pm / 5:14am
- BUOY 46239Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46239WNW
9.8ft @ 15s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 15ft
- 12ft
- 9ft
- 6ft
- 3ft
MON 24
TUE 25
WED 26
THU 27
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 7-9 ft and clean at 5am on Sun 3/23

TIDE LEVEL
High Tide4.6 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Sunday, Mar 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9 ftcleanNNE8mph7.5ft12sWNW12pm 6-9 ftfairNW7mph7.4ft12sNW6pm 8-12 ftcleanNNW7mph8.8ft16sNW - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Mar 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-10 ftcleanNE3mph7.2ft14sWNW12pm 7-9+ ftfairWNW4mph6.5ft14sWNW6pm 6-8+ ftfairWNW5mph5.9ft14sWNW - Tuesday, Mar 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9 ftcleanESE4mph3.9ft19sWNW12pm 8-10+ ftfairS6mph5ft18sWNW6pm 8-11 ftfairSSE6mph5.6ft17sWNW - Wednesday, Mar 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-12 ftfairSE6mph7.6ft16sWNW12pm 8-11 ftfairSW5mph7.2ft16sWNW6pm 7-10 ftfairNW6mph6.7ft15sWNW - Thursday, Mar 27
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-8 ftcleanNNW9mph5.5ft14sWNW12pm 7-9 ftchoppyNW11mph7.2ft13sWNW6pm 8-11 ftfairNNW13mph10.1ft13sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Mar 23, 2025 @ 6:54pm.
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