Salinas River State Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.80° N 121.79° W

Salinas River State Beach, United States Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Salinas River State Beach

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salinas River State Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Salinas River State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Salinas River State Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Salinas River State Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Salinas River State Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-MLSC1

0 km SE3 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
20
-
(21 km/h at -°)
14.9 °C-
-


Watsonville Airport

15 km N216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.8 °C16
16
few

BUOY-46236

15 km SW3 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Fort Ord/Fritzsche Airport (California)

15 km S41 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
30
moderate winds from the W
(28 km/h at 260°)
15 °C16
16
overcast

East Garrison wx

17 km SSE19 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSW
(8 km/h at 198°)
20
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

La Selva Beach wx

18 km NW30 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 36 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Aptos

20 km NW40 m above sea level

41 minutes ago
dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(21 km/h at 323°)
30
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-46092

22 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the WSW
(29 km/h at 250°)
12.7 °C-
-


Salinas Airport

23 km SE218 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
17.2 °C16
16
overcast

BUOY-MEYC1

23 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Salinas River State Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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