Salinas River State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.80° N 121.79° W

Salinas River State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Salinas River State Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Salinas River State Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.4
SW
19
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
121
116
101
124
141
119
155
154
209
207
207
221
194
190
186
181
326
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
N
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55PM1.97m
10:58AM1.20m
9:49PM1.97m
11:35AM1.28m
10:41PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:21AM-0.39m
3:36PM0.64m
5:03AM-0.37m
4:33PM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
17
17
17
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
14
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