Surf-Forecast | Dry Lagoon Surf Guide

Lat Long: 41.22° N 124.11° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dry Lagoon sea temperature is

13.2°C

Dry Lagoon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Dry Lagoon Surf Guide

Dry Lagoon in Humboldt County is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Crowds are never a problem here. Watch out for - Rips / undertow.

Dry Lagoon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dry Lagoon:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dry Lagoon occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Dry Lagoon (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dry Lagoon with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 44% of the time in January while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

44%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dry Lagoon Location Map

Interactive Dry Lagoon surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Dry Lagoon is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 248 km (154 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Dry Lagoon is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 325 km (202 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Dry Lagoon Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 12:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period (s)	12	12	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Dry Lagoon

Current tide and informaton

For Big Lagoon, 7 km from Dry Lagoon.

Next High Water: 08:01pm | 2.15m

Next Low Water: 02:10pm | 0.97m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Dry Lagoon Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Dry Lagoon is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite