Marina State Beach rating

Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty when good: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Warning issued Sunday March 14th 10:45am Brisbane Time: Cyclone Tomas will soon affect Fiji and winds will intensify to 140 km/h in the next 24 hours. Another Cyclone, Ului, is likely to become much more significant as it develops to perhaps category 5 over the warm waters of the Coral Sea this week. Expect building surf to affect The Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Queensland (especially the Great Barrier Reef). Storm swell reaching the the coast of northern New South Wales by Friday. View the animated swell maps

Marina State Beach, United States, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Marina State Beach in Monterey is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf and works all around the year. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips and sharks.
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This is the surf forecast page for Marina State Beach, CAL - Monterey. Use the tab navigation above to view Marina State Beach sea temperature, Marina State Beach photographs, Marina State Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Marina State Beach webcams, current wind from CAL - Monterey live weather stations and Marina State Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Marina State Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other CAL - Monterey surf breaks near to Marina State Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Marina State Beach:

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Closest break Moss Landing 5 mi
Second closest break Zmudowski State Beach 5 mi
Third closest break Lovers Point 10 mi
Fourth closest break Del Monte Beach 11 mi
Fifth closest break Sunset State Beach 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Marina State Beach:
Closest wave buoy Monterey Buoy 33 mi
Second closest wave buoy Cape San Martin Buoy 70 mi
Third closest wave buoy Half Moon Bay Buoy 73 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy San Francisco Buoy 89 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Bodega Bay Buoy 132 mi

Tide stations nearest to Marina State Beach:
Closest tide station General Fish Company Pier, Moss Landing, California 4 mi
Second closest tide station Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, California 4 mi
Third closest tide station Moss Landing, Ocean Pier, California (sub) 4 mi
Fourth closest tide station General Fish Company Pier, California 4 mi
Fifth closest tide station Moss Landing, California 4 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Marina State Beach:
Closest ski area Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) 134 mi
Second closest ski area Dodge Ridge (United States) 142 mi
Third closest ski area Sierra Summit Mountain Resort (United States) 150 mi
Fourth closest ski area Bear Valley (United States) 155 mi
Fifth closest ski area Kirkwood (United States) 165 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Marina State Beach:
Closest city location Neponset (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Salinas (United States) 10 mi
Third closest city location Monterey Peninsula (United States) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Monterey (United States) 13 mi
Fifth closest city location Watsonville Municipal (United States) 13 mi