Schooner Gulch Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.89° N 123.69° W

Schooner Gulch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Schooner Gulch sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Schooner Gulch today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Schooner Gulch at 3AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Schooner Gulch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
418
369
335
311
315
311
329
385
376
381
371
371
366
366
379
280
284
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06AM1.96m
2:47PM1.62m
2:00AM1.74m
3:28PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.69m
8:06AM-0.26m
8:14PM0.64m
8:46AM-0.05m
9:20PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
8
10
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
12
12
10
8
8
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