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Salinas River State Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 PDT
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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
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salinas River State Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Salinas River State Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 01) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salinas River State Beach in the next 12 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 04) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 1st May)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Best Surf11PM (Sat 3rd May)10ft (3.0m) 9s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sun 4th May)13ft (4.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salinas River State Beach over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
3
WNW
4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.7
SSW
1.1
WNW
0.8
SSW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.5
S
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)14914131919191891011121211111010101512181391291111111011101010151211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)280217156128148332231395115127592266234316609046684693733182163224519725081027672718649604462452298183214109367634
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
5
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
0
N
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
0
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
0
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
0
S
10
W
15
WSW
0
N
10
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
1.86
3:44PM
1.12
1:42AM
1.74
5:00PM
1.13
2:45AM
1.59
6:05PM
1.18
3:59AM
1.44
6:54PM
1.25
5:20AM
1.33
7:32PM
1.34
6:37AM
1.26
8:03PM
1.42
7:45AM
1.22
8:31PM
1.50
8:44AM
1.19
8:57PM
1.57
9:37AM
1.17
9:22PM
1.63
10:27AM
1.16
9:47PM
1.67
11:14AM
1.15
10:13PM
1.69
12:02PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
-0.31
7:29PM
0.91
9:33AM
-0.21
8:45PM
0.96
10:37AM
-0.11
10:22PM
0.94
11:37AM
-0.01
11:57PM
0.85
12:30PM
0.08
1:12AM
0.69
1:16PM
0.17
2:09AM
0.53
1:55PM
0.26
2:56AM
0.36
2:30PM
0.36
3:36AM
0.21
3:02PM
0.46
4:14AM
0.08
3:33PM
0.56
4:50AM
-0.02
4:03PM
0.65
5:26AM
-0.09
4:32PM
0.73
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:13--6:11--6:11--6:09--6:09--6:07--6:07--6:05--6:05--6:03--6:03--6:01-
Sunset--7:54--7:55--7:57--7:58--7:59--7:59--8:00--8:00--8:01--8:02--8:04--8:05
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111413101415131312111212111414111414111413111514121514101313101415131518
Feels °C (?)1012108111211865989121191211912101013111112119101071111111213

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Salinas River State Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Salinas River State Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Salinas River State Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salinas River State 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 (Salinas River State 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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Salinas River State Beach is 8 km (5 miles) from Neponset. If you plan a vacation in Monterey, look for hotels and other accommodation in Neponset. Neponset has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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