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Bunkers Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Bunkers surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bunkers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bunkers sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bunkers today?
The current surf forecast for Bunkers at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bunkers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | |
889 | 2653 | 2975 | 3459 | 3759 | 1618 | 1705 | 1557 | 975 | 894 | 1417 | 2027 | 2310 | 1853 | 1189 | 745 | 711 | 805 | 840 | 1121 | 1676 | 1664 | 1310 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.76m | 11:56PM2.55m | 1:59PM1.76m | 00:40AM2.57m | 2:54PM1.75m | 1:28AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM-0.46m | 5:54PM0.84m | 7:10AM-0.59m | 6:41PM0.92m | 7:59AM-0.63m | 7:31PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 889 | 215 | 215 | 201 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 789 | 789 | 81 | 79 | 367 | 297 | 275 | 168 | 711 | 124 | 209 | 458 | 539 | 945 | 936 | 899 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | S 16 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | N 8 | SSW 13 | NW 14 | SSW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 134 | 15 | 20 | 71 | — | — | 14 | 120 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 46 | 46 | 234 | 134 | 34 | 49 | 34 | 45 | 90 | 73 | 400 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 51 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 133 | 49 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 103 | 20 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 355 | 2653 | 2975 | 3459 | 3759 | 1618 | 1705 | 1557 | 975 | 894 | 1417 | 2027 | 2310 | 1853 | 1189 | 745 | — | 805 | 840 | 1121 | 1676 | 1664 | 1310 | 674 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 465 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 173 | 173 | 72 | 111 | 442 | 465 | 466 | 466 | 72 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 293 | 466 | 466 | 465 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
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