Surf Forecasts:
Salinas River State Beach surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period, S swell with 1,277 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with S 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 Monday (Jun 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. 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 1.3m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 21s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 21s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 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 Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 729 | 1103 | 1277 | 909 | 1081 | 1019 | 884 | 758 | 496 | 350 | 429 | 346 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 346 | 269 | 320 | 225 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.42m | 5:40AM1.06m | 6:33PM1.55m | 7:07AM1.03m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.58m | 11:41AM0.34m | 1:23AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.45m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 462 | 729 | 1103 | 1277 | 517 | 716 | 849 | 884 | 627 | 480 | 253 | 429 | 346 | 158 | 236 | 236 | 346 | 269 | 320 | 225 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 183 | 57 | 123 | 85 | 909 | 1081 | 25 | 627 | 758 | 496 | 350 | 246 | 167 | 239 | 111 | 125 | 178 | 131 | 51 | 106 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | NW 18 | SSW 13 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | S 11 | WNW 15 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 134 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 10 | 50 | 2 | 21 | — | 16 | 64 | 29 | 178 | 230 | 225 | 88 | 55 | 46 | 35 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 174 | — | 92 | 522 | — | — | 1019 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 102 | 0 | 105 |
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