Timber Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 123.28° W

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Timber Cove sea temperature is

15.3°C

Timber Cove 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 Timber Cove today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Timber Cove at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Timber Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 8						Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	2	3	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WNW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	346	371	389	384	366	502	427	421	416	400	380	459	1539	1800	1695	1787	1631	531	619	943	909	800
Wind (km/h)	N	WSW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	SW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		10:01AM1.69m				10:05PM1.58m				10:31AM1.74m				10:58PM1.54m				11:00AM1.77m
Low Tide				4:10PM0.27m				4:13AM0.21m				4:53PM0.13m				4:50AM0.35m					5:34PM0.04m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	22	22	22	19	21	21	20	19	21	20	20	17	14	13	11	11	16	17	17	13	12
Feels °C	18	22	21	20	16	19	19	19	18	21	19	18	15	11	9	6	7	12	10	10	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	346	371	389	384	357	502	427	421	261	312	341	459	592	638	604	666	604	531	167	167	252	252
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	86	322	314	366	366	273	269	242	416	400	380	266	266	262	258	255	251	206	157	155	130	100
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 21	SSW 21	SW 21	S 12	S 12	SW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 19	S 11	W 18	W 18	W 17
kJ	172	56	56	72	60	40	40	40	224	305	224	99	71	186	251	251	184	179	35	98	97	95
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	—	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1539	1800	1695	1787	1631	—	619	943	909	800
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Shark Pit CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Timber Cove CAL - Sonoma	Scott Creek-Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	42	552	243	0	184	153	207	153	209	850	209
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Bill's Bowls	Bill's Bowls	Bill's Bowls	Bill's Bowls	Doran Beach	Doran Beach	Doran Beach	Doran Beach	Doran Beach	Bill's Bowls	Bill's Bowls				Doran Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Sand spit CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Magics HAW - Big Island	La Push Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9

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