Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.56° N 121.95° W

Ghost Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ghost Tree sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Ghost Tree today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ghost Tree at 6PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Ghost Tree. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.9
NW
13
2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
905
920
1044
1044
1009
859
1100
1117
937
864
769
756
636
636
534
527
507
1034
1184
1211
1256
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
0
NW
5
E
5
N
5
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM1.13m
4:19PM1.29m
7:40AM1.17m
5:37PM1.27m
8:02AM1.23m
6:44PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:58AM1.05m
00:10AM0.18m
12:21PM0.95m
00:57AM0.18m
1:18PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
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6:27
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6:24
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Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
13
11
12
11
12
14
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
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