The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and slightly choppy right now for Half Moon Bay, CA

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    59° SW @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:58pm / 12:55pm
  • BUOY 46237
    W4.3ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 14
TUE 15
WED 16
THU 17
FRI 18
11pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and fair at 11pm on Sun 4/13
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY WNW (297) 4.9 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (198) 2.4 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, Apr 14
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    3mph
    4.5ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    4.4ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    6mph
    4.2ft
    10s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Monday
  • Tuesday, Apr 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    3.8ft
    10s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    8mph
    3.7ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    WNW
  • Wednesday, Apr 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    4.1ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    11mph
    3.8ft
    11s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SW
    12mph
    3.8ft
    11s
    WNW
  • Thursday, Apr 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    5.9ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    10mph
    5.7ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    5.2ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Friday, Apr 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    5.9ft
    11s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    choppy
    NNW
    11mph
    5ft
    10s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    NW
    13mph
    5.1ft
    10s
    WNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Apr 14, 2025 @ 12:59pm.
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