The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Half Moon Bay, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    56° S @ 6mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:25am / 7:48am
  • BUOY 46237
    W5.9ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    57° 3/2, Boots/Gloves

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 16
MON 17
TUE 18
WED 19
THU 20
10am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and fair at 10am on Sat 11/15
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND N 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (288) 5 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (206) 1.6 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Mid Tide, 3.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Sunday, Nov 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    5.5ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    S
    14mph
    5.4ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    18mph
    5.2ft
    11s
    WNW
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  • Monday, Nov 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    21mph
    7.9ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    8-10 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    25mph
    11.7ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    8-10+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    23mph
    11.1ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Tuesday, Nov 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    fair
    N
    9mph
    7.9ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    8mph
    7.5ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NW
    2mph
    7.5ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Nov 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    6ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    5ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    4.1ft
    10s
    WNW
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  • Thursday, Nov 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    ESE
    11mph
    3.2ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ESE
    7mph
    5.5ft
    10s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Nov 15, 2025 @ 11:10pm.
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