San Rafael 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.82° N 71.31° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's San Rafael sea temperature is

29.4°C

San Rafael surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at San Rafael today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Rafael at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

Table - waves today at San Rafael. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	46	41	41	41	41	32	32	32	31	26	26	18	18	18	18	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	3
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	W	NW	N	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	SSE	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				8:56AM0.22m			6:43PM0.13m					9:20AM0.25m								9:49AM0.27m
Low Tide							6:24PM0.13m		00:54AM0.07m								00:42AM0.05m								00:37AM0.03m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47
	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	6:09
mm	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	28	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	29	30	29	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	30	30	31	33	31	31	32	31	31	30	30	32	32	30	29	30	28	29	29	33	32	30	30	31	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	46	41	41	41	41	32	32	32	31	26	26	18	18	18	18	12	12	12	9	9	9	9	3	3	3	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	10	2	2	2	2	2	235	234	230	230	230	230	230	234	307	235	233	230	230	230	230	234	307	307	230	230
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4

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