The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Half Moon Bay, CA

WEATHER - LIVE
61° NNW @ 13mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
11:25am / 5:16pm
BUOY 46026
NW5.6ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
62° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

SAT 19

SUN 20

MON 21

TUE 22

WED 23

4pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-4 ft and choppy at 4pm on Sat 9/19

WINDWNW 11 mph

PRIMARYWNW (301) 4.6 ft @ 7 sec

SECONDARYSW (223) 1.3 ft @ 18 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming High Tide,4.5 ft

Forecast Details

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History

Saturday, Sep 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3+ ft
fair

WNW

6mph
4.8ft
7s
WNW
12pm
2-4 ft
choppy

WNW

7mph
4.7ft
7s
WNW
6pm
2-4 ft
choppy

NW

12mph
5.1ft
7s
WNW

Sunday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
choppy

WNW

9mph
5.2ft
7s
WNW
12pm
3-4 ft
choppy

W

9mph
4.8ft
7s
WNW
6pm
2-4 ft
choppy

WNW

9mph
4.5ft
7s
WNW

Monday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
choppy

WNW

7mph
4.5ft
7s
WNW
12pm
2-4 ft
fair

WSW

7mph
4.3ft
7s
WNW
6pm
2-4 ft
choppy

W

7mph
1.8ft
17s
SW

Tuesday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
fair

SSW

5mph
4.9ft
8s
WNW
12pm
3-4+ ft
fair

SW

6mph
4.9ft
8s
WNW
6pm
4-5 ft
choppy

WNW

8mph
4.8ft
8s
WNW

Wednesday, Sep 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6 ft
clean

W

2mph
6.3ft
9s
WNW
12pm
4-5+ ft
fair

WNW

5mph
5.7ft
9s
WNW
6pm
4-6 ft
choppy

NW

11mph
5.7ft
10s
WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3+ ft fair	WNW 6mph	4.8ft 7s WNW
12pm	2-4 ft choppy	WNW 7mph	4.7ft 7s WNW
6pm	2-4 ft choppy	NW 12mph	5.1ft 7s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft choppy	WNW 9mph	5.2ft 7s WNW
12pm	3-4 ft choppy	W 9mph	4.8ft 7s WNW
6pm	2-4 ft choppy	WNW 9mph	4.5ft 7s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft choppy	WNW 7mph	4.5ft 7s WNW
12pm	2-4 ft fair	WSW 7mph	4.3ft 7s WNW
6pm	2-4 ft choppy	W 7mph	1.8ft 17s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft fair	SSW 5mph	4.9ft 8s WNW
12pm	3-4+ ft fair	SW 6mph	4.9ft 8s WNW
6pm	4-5 ft choppy	WNW 8mph	4.8ft 8s WNW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6 ft clean	W 2mph	6.3ft 9s WNW
12pm	4-5+ ft fair	WNW 5mph	5.7ft 9s WNW
6pm	4-6 ft choppy	NW 11mph	5.7ft 10s WNW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 19, 2026 @ 12:17pm.

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