Beer Can Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.97° N 121.95° W

Beer Can Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Beer Can Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

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


Beer Can Beach surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 7 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SSW swell with 689 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Beer Can Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Beer Can Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Beer Can Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 11) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5PM (Tue 6th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf11PM (Wed 7th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 18s
Most Powerful 2PM (Tue 13th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Beer Can Beach over the next 16 days.


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