The surf forecast is 2-3+ ft and glassy right now for Half Moon Bay, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    63° S @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:08am / 12:20pm
  • BUOY 46237
    SW3ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    60° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 9
WED 10
THU 11
FRI 12
SAT 13
11am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and clean at 11am on Mon 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SSW 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (204) 2.6 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (296) 1.8 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide, 4.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Sep 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    1.5ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    1.6ft
    16s
    SW
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  • Wednesday, Sep 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    SW
    3mph
    1.9ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    SW
    7mph
    1.7ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    1.9ft
    15s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    1.8ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    3.1ft
    7s
    WNW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    11mph
    3.2ft
    7s
    WNW
  • Friday, Sep 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    W
    4mph
    3.8ft
    7s
    WNW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    2.1ft
    15s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    2.7ft
    15s
    WNW
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  • Saturday, Sep 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    8mph
    3.6ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 9, 2025 @ 12:13am.
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