Samoa Peninsula Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Humboldt County, USA)

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Samoa Peninsula Surf Guide

Samoa Peninsula in Humboldt is a reasonably exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of sharks,urchins, rips and rocks.

Samoa Peninsula Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Samoa Peninsula:

The best conditions reported for surf at Samoa Peninsula occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Samoa Peninsula (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Samoa Peninsula with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 51% of the time in January while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

51%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Samoa Peninsula Location Map

Interactive Samoa Peninsula surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Samoa Peninsula is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 229 km (142 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Samoa Peninsula is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 300 km (186 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Samoa Peninsula Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:03 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass

Tides at Samoa Peninsula

Current tide and informaton

For Bucksport, Humboldt Bay, California, 3 km from Samoa Peninsula.

Next High Water: 02:01am | 2.01m

Next Low Water: 09:17am | -0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Samoa Peninsula Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Samoa Peninsula is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.