Dry Lagoon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Humboldt County, USA)

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Dry Lagoon Surf Guide

Dry Lagoon in Humboldt County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

Dry Lagoon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.0°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.

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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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Dry Lagoon Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:14 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass

Tides at Dry Lagoon

Current tide and informaton

For Big Lagoon, 7 km from Dry Lagoon.

Next High Water: 02:11am | 2.43m

Next Low Water: 09:41am | 0.51m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Dry Lagoon Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasant to warm air temperatures, yet the sea at Dry Lagoon remains rather cold. Surfers will need a spring wetsuit and ideally neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.