Surf Forecasts:
Salinas River State Beach surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period, SW swell with 834 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salinas River State Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Salinas River State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Salinas River State Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salinas River State Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | WNW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 794 | 749 | 496 | 350 | 429 | 346 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 346 | 269 | 320 | 225 | 225 | 365 | 463 | 450 | 834 | 529 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.69m | 8:26AM1.04m | 7:47PM1.83m | 9:36AM1.07m | 8:29PM1.96m | 10:40AM1.10m | 9:15PM2.05m | 11:38AM1.13m | 10:02PM2.09m | 12:33PM1.16m | 10:52PM2.08m | 1:26PM1.18m | 11:44PM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.08m | 1:12PM0.56m | 3:09AM-0.16m | 2:00PM0.66m | 3:59AM-0.35m | 2:50PM0.73m | 4:49AM-0.49m | 3:41PM0.77m | 5:39AM-0.55m | 4:34PM0.80m | 6:30AM-0.55m | 5:31PM0.81m | 7:20AM-0.48m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 |
 | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | 8:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 849 | 794 | 527 | 394 | 296 | 226 | 346 | 148 | 236 | 236 | 346 | 269 | 320 | 225 | 225 | 276 | 239 | 450 | 834 | 529 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 9 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 627 | 749 | 496 | 350 | 429 | 180 | 239 | 133 | 123 | 178 | 85 | 42 | 65 | 106 | 365 | 463 | 137 | 181 | 168 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | S 11 | WNW 14 | W 15 | S 21 | S 20 | NW 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 50 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 178 | 230 | 225 | 90 | 173 | 46 | 106 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 127 | 170 | 0 | 127 |
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