Little River Clam Beach Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Humboldt (25 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

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Little River Clam Beach surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 PST

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Little River Clam Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Little River Clam Beach sea temperature is 12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little River Clam Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Little River Clam Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 2.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Little River Clam Beach in the next 12 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10AM (Wed 5th Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 12s
Best Surf	10AM (Wed 5th Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 12s
Most Powerful	1AM (Thu 6th Nov)	15ft (4.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little River Clam Beach over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	1	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	16	15	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	14	12	11	11	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1519	2679	10584	8332	5582	3622	4667	4001	2870	1981	1381	800	461	363	1117	883	862	800	603	499	402
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SE	S	SSE	S	N	N	ENE	ENE	S	SE	SSE	WSW	E	NNE	N	NE	SSE	SW	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:22AM 2.47		11:53PM 1.87	11:02AM 2.52		12:49AM 1.85	11:46AM 2.50		1:45AM 1.80	12:34PM 2.40		2:46AM 1.75		1:27PM 2.25	3:50AM 1.71		2:27PM 2.05		4:56AM 1.70	3:38PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)		5:19PM -0.49		5:01AM 0.75	6:06PM -0.57		5:48AM 0.86	6:57PM -0.56		6:38AM 0.95		7:51PM -0.47	7:35AM 1.03		8:48PM -0.32	8:42AM 1.07		9:48PM -0.16	10:03AM 1.06		10:51PM -0.00

	Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
Sunrise	6:50	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-	-
Sunset	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-

Rain (mm)	6	10	1	-	12	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	14	17	14	14	15	14	11	18	16	15	19	17	16	19	19	15	19	17	16
Feels °C (?)	10	10	11	14	11	12	12	10	9	16	15	14	18	17	15	16	17	13	18	16	15

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The above surf forecast table for Little River Clam Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Little River Clam Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Little River Clam Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Little River Clam Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Little River Clam Beach is 7 km (4 miles) from McKinleyville. If you plan a vacation in Humboldt County, look for hotels and other accommodation in McKinleyville. McKinleyville has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.