Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.56° N 121.95° W

Ghost Tree 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ghost Tree sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ghost Tree at 2AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.6
WNW
13
1.1
SSW
16
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
544
539
522
464
603
713
596
713
582
543
822
597
1009
1119
1119
1026
991
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM1.09m
2:58PM1.34m
7:14AM1.13m
4:19PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.17m
9:02AM1.09m
11:14PM0.19m
10:58AM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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Temp °C
24
27
28
26
26
29
26
22
18
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
22
22
24
21
21
24
22
20
17
16
15
14
14
14
11
12
11
10
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