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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 4 am Thursday 21 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
9.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bunkers today?
The current surf forecast for Bunkers at 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
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 Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | SW 16 | |
877 | 826 | 732 | 784 | 1012 | 1202 | 1381 | 1581 | 1707 | 1899 | 1958 | 1635 | 1385 | 1385 | 1385 | 947 | 882 | 555 | 453 | 336 | 202 | 153 | 234 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:17AM2.24m | 5:46PM1.77m | 4:22AM2.03m | 6:42PM1.83m | 5:38AM1.81m | 7:33PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM-0.31m | 10:41PM1.03m | 11:33AM-0.13m | 00:02AM0.96m | 12:28PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
 kJ | 877 | 826 | 732 | 784 | 183 | 1202 | 1381 | 1581 | 1707 | 116 | 190 | 249 | 249 | 1385 | 1385 | 947 | 115 | 555 | 453 | 336 | 202 | 153 | 234 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | N 8 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 366 | 251 | 305 | 258 | 184 | 110 | 82 | 115 | 116 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 52 | 207 | 150 | 191 | 31 | 196 | 171 | 154 | 157 | 97 | 136 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | N 8 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 113 | 78 | 184 | 303 | 80 | 96 | 30 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 31 | 27 | 32 | 51 | 148 | 27 | 109 | 112 | 198 | 41 | 145 | 201 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1012 | — | — | — | — | 1899 | 1958 | 1635 | 1385 | — | — | — | 882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 72 | 362 | 324 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 72 | 72 | 224 | 84 | 84 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 84 | 84 | 31 | 0 |
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