Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.80° N 121.79° W

Salinas River State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Salinas River State Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
4.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Salinas River State Beach today (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salinas River State Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Salinas River State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
2
W
14
1.3
WNW
14
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
881
749
794
1715
732
1804
1756
933
1174
1157
947
793
683
200
147
263
530
682
1261
1243
1261
1491
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM1.34m
6:53AM1.50m
6:46PM1.29m
7:26AM1.62m
7:50PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.64m
00:10AM0.09m
1:03PM0.43m
00:53AM0.20m
1:55PM0.22m
1:32AM0.32m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
19
18
16
14
14
13
13
17
21
18
16
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
14
12
11
15
17
17
16
13
14
12
12
16
20
16
15
15
13
11
12
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