Stinson Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.90° N 122.65° W

Stinson Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Stinson Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
2.5° 

Stinson 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 Stinson Beach today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Stinson Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Stinson Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
148
130
125
237
415
428
386
378
370
455
497
599
554
465
393
322
262
212
222
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:54PM1.40m
10:45AM0.97m
8:57PM1.45m
11:28AM1.04m
9:57PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.61m
4:04AM-0.12m
3:32PM0.59m
4:57AM-0.18m
4:33PM0.54m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
13
13
14
15
19
19
17
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
11
12
12
14
15
18
17
14
10
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
11
10
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