The surf forecast is 8-11 ft and slightly choppy right now for Big Sur, CA
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.55° SSE @ 9mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.1:38am / 7:31am
- BUOY 46239Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46239WNW
8.5ft @ 17s
- 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
WED 26
THU 27
FRI 28
SAT 29
5am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 6-9 ft and clean at 5am on Tue 3/25

TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide3.9 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, Mar 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 7-9+ ftfairESE5mph3.9ft19sWNW12pm 8-10+ ftchoppySSE9mph5ft18sWNW6pm 8-11 ftchoppySSE8mph5.7ft17sWNW - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, Mar 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-12 ftchoppySE13mph7.5ft16sWNW12pm 8-11 ftchoppySSE13mph7.1ft16sWNW6pm 7-9+ ftchoppySSE8mph6.6ft15sWNW - Thursday, Mar 27
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 5-8 ftfairSSE6mph5.4ft14sWNW12pm 6-9 ftfairSSW6mph7.2ft13sWNW6pm 10-15 ftcleanSW3mph14.1ft15sWNW - Friday, Mar 28
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 12-14 ftcleanN3mph15.6ft15sWNW12pm 12-14 ftfairWNW6mph14.6ft15sWNW6pm 10-12+ ftchoppyNW12mph13.3ft14sWNW - Saturday, Mar 29
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 8-11 ftfairN13mph10.8ft13sWNW12pm 8-10+ ftfairNNW13mph9.7ft12sWNW6pm 7-9+ ftchoppyNW11mph8.7ft12sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Mar 25, 2025 @ 6:57pm.
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