Garths Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.77° N 124.24° W

Garths Reef, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 4 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garths Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.9° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Garths Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Garths Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Garths Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Crescent City Airport

2 km E218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
12.2 °C1
1


BUOY-CECC1

6 km ESE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
12.4 °C-
-


SHIP1534

13 km W- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

Arcata/Eureka Airport

88 km S218 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearMist -
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
12.2 °C3
3
overcast

SHIP885

13 km W- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 140°)
11.9 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP147

13 km W- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 130°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP485

13 km W- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP619

13 km W- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP750

13 km W- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
11.9 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1400

13 km W- m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
11.8 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Garths Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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