Surf Forecasts:
Bolinas Jetty surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 496 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bolinas Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Bolinas Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bolinas Jetty in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 5AM. 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+) | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bolinas Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming our way.
Honestly, the next week and a half is pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of weak, junky swell and onshore winds messing things up. The only real light at the end of the tunnel is a couple of mornings in the second week that look worth setting the alarm for.
The first real chance to get a wave that isn’t a total chore arrives on Monday, August 17th in the morning. Bolinas Jetty will see a small 3ft swell out of the SW with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (481). The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, and conditions are clean. It’s not big, but it’s the best-looking surf in the whole run. That long period groundswell will give the waves some shape, but it’s a small wave, so keep your expectations in check.
Then, Tuesday, August 18th, the morning looks similar with a clean 3ft SW swell (467 combined energy) and a light cross-offshore breeze. Again, small and clean. The week after that trails off into tiny, long-period leftovers that are barely pushing 1ft to 2ft. There’s a small window on Tuesday, August 25th morning with a 2ft, 24-second groundswell and clean conditions (455 combined energy), but that’s a long way out and the energy is low. That kinda period is better suited for a reef or a point than a jetty.
Overall, there’s a massive gap of poor-to-marginal conditions from now all the way through to the 17th. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual. For the rest of the run, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the swell is small and messy. Honestly, if you’re itching for a paddle, focus on the 17th and 18th. Everything else is a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 333 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 249 | 222 | 212 | 202 | 237 | 222 | 149 | 136 | 164 | 252 | 405 | 268 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.45m | 11:28AM1.04m | 9:57PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.09m | 10:52PM1.49m | 12:44PM1.14m | 11:44PM1.45m | 1:20PM1.19m | 00:35AM1.38m | 1:54PM1.22m | 1:26AM1.27m | 2:27PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.14m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM-0.18m | 4:33PM0.54m | 5:45AM-0.21m | 5:29PM0.48m | 6:28AM-0.20m | 6:22PM0.41m | 7:09AM-0.15m | 7:13PM0.35m | 7:48AM-0.07m | 8:04PM0.30m | 8:26AM0.03m | 8:56PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 8:10 | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 435 | 333 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 184 | 232 | 222 | 212 | 202 | 237 | 222 | 149 | 113 | 81 | 55 | 405 | 61 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 92 | 87 | 88 | 100 | 249 | 108 | 130 | 161 | 157 | 153 | 149 | 136 | 103 | 252 | 61 | 268 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 60 | 133 | 94 | 113 | 28 | 28 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 97 | 164 | 130 | 16 | 85 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 202 | 22 | 31 | 207 | 45 | 99 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 212 | 43 |
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