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Salinas River State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Monterey (18 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Salinas River State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salinas River State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salinas River State Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Salinas River State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Salinas River State Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Salinas River State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | |
222 | 218 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 156 | 242 | 339 | 230 | 226 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 211 | 166 | 140 | 135 | 135 | 412 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.54m | 4:26PM1.05m | 1:35AM1.47m | 5:27PM1.08m | 2:28AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.93m | 8:47AM0.01m | 7:25PM0.98m | 9:38AM0.05m | 8:38PM1.01m | 10:29AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 222 | 218 | 199 | 156 | 150 | 140 | 146 | 138 | 136 | 156 | 242 | 339 | 230 | 226 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 211 | 166 | 40 | 46 | 135 | 42 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 146 | 201 | 242 | 242 | 236 | 69 | 68 | 108 | 134 | 19 | 134 | 30 | 131 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 68 | 140 | 135 | 43 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 134 | 15 | 133 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 34 | — | 31 | 24 | 44 | 66 | 61 | 44 | — | — | 60 | 412 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 23 |
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