Ghost Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.56° N 121.95° W

Issued: 10 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ghost Tree sea temperature is

13.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ghost Tree today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ghost Tree at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21						Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	465	243	588	642	452	401	292	312	339	372	261	253	229	233	233	233	229	226	168	161	158	156
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	5:05AM0.94m				5:12PM1.54m				7:00AM0.90m				5:58PM1.56m					8:44AM0.95m			6:45PM1.59m
Low Tide		10:09AM0.59m					00:40AM0.33m			10:55AM0.77m					1:43AM0.20m				11:53AM0.89m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	21	22	20	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	15	14	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	18	19	18	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	16	14	13	14	13	14	13	12	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	465	243	588	642	452	401	292	312	227	173	136	126	98	233	233	233	229	226	168	161	158	156
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	S 12	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 8	WSW 7	W 6	W 6	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	66	172	69	42	21	234	256	270	339	372	261	253	229	44	47	35	22	130	126	125	85	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	NW 8	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 12	NW 12	WSW 7	S 7	S 14	S 14	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	68	54	67	67	67	37	27	24	23	23	22	37	37	35	28	103	94	60	57	55	53	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 3	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNE 2	NNW 8	N 3	W 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	—	—	2	3	10	16	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	51	6	22	33	64	82	64
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	6	16	120	8	8	6	6	6	6	222	191	44	44	20	0	0	0	44	44	44	30	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		1	3	3	3	3	3					2	2	2	2	3			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8

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