Monterey Surf

Detailed Monterey surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Monterey. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Monterey. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Monterey over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Monterey and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Monterey Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Monterey Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Monterey coastline are also listed below.

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	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	0	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 WNW	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	11	14	13	9	16	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	11
Energy(?)	173	142	130	114	106	153	226	1024	1099	893	1050	696	598	735	522	676	697	701	460	767	594	346
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)			7:25PM 0.98	6:38AM 2.04		8:34PM 1.41	7:08AM 2.08		9:25PM 1.46	7:40AM 2.11		10:03PM 1.06	8:05AM 1.76		10:41PM 1.08	8:57AM 2.17		11:47PM 1.11	9:24AM 1.74		12:10AM 1.52	9:47AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)		1:22PM 0.61	12:03AM 0.66		2:02PM 0.47	12:43AM 1.16		2:38PM 0.35	1:23AM 1.22		3:10PM -0.11	1:45AM 0.89		3:44PM -0.16	2:19AM 0.91		4:36PM -0.20	3:17AM 0.97		4:55PM -0.18	3:53AM 1.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	17	22	21	18	21	19	18	21	20	17	21	19	16	17	16	16	20	16	13	17
Low °C	15	15	15	19	19	17	18	17	16	19	18	15	18	16	14	16	16	16	18	14	13	16
Chill °C (?)	16	14	17	22	21	18	21	19	18	21	20	17	21	19	15	16	15	16	20	15	13	17
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	0.4 SW	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	12	11	11	13	9	8	8	12	12	12	14	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 W	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	1.1 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.3 SSW	0.6 NW	0.2 SSW	1.0 W	1.1 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	15	15	14	10	13	11	10	15	15	15	11	13	12	11	10	9	12	14	12	9	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.2 NNE	0.6 NNW	-	-	1.8 WNW	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	4	4	2	3	-	-	12	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 14						Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	13	9	9	16	16	10	10	12	10	12	12	13
Energy(?)	246	173	155	142	151	136	130	139	132	110	91	106	88	127	108	211	505	639	753	1617	1263	1176
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:07AM 2.00					7:33PM 1.37			6:38AM 2.04					8:28PM 1.01				7:20AM 1.66				9:20PM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)				1:22PM 0.61			12:02AM 1.06					1:59PM 0.09			12:38AM 0.77					2:43PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	18	15	15	15	16	16	17	21	21	21	19	17	16	15	17	18	21	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	13	15	18	14	14	14	16	16	17	21	21	21	19	17	16	15	17	18	21	20	16	18
Sunrise	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	5	5	6	10	10	12	10	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	11	14	14	14	14	13	13	9	9	9	8	16	9	13	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.9 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	4	4	10	12	4	-

	Sunday 14	Monday 15
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	14	14	14
Energy(?)	243	243	224	222	222	173	171	170	166	144	134	132	130	122	121	110	115	111	137	134	130	135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			6:09AM 1.59													7:39PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)										1:22PM 0.61											12:02AM 1.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	12	14	14	15	17	18	16	16	17	16	14	15	16	12	12	13	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	14	14	15	17	18	16	16	17	16	13	14	16	12	11	12	15	15	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	10	11	11	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 WNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4

Monterey Surf Breaks

Andrew Molera State Park

beach and point

beach and reef

sandbar

sandbar

reef

beach

reef

point

beach

beach

beach

Salinas River State Beach

beach

Sand Dollar Beach

beach

Spanish Bay-Cobblestones

beach

Spanish Bay-Dunes

beach and reef

Spanish Bay-South Moss

beach

Willow Creek

reef

Zmudowski State Beach

beach

Monterey holds a wide variety of sand and reef breaks and picks up on good amounts of swell. Moss is renowned for world class waves on its day. Local knowledge really comes into play on this jagged piece of coastline, as although you'd imagine barrel after barrel to be screaming in to most coves/beaches, they are actually quite few and far between as the whole coastlines goes, so living locally is the best way to score the waves we all want, as they do exist! Highway 1 will provide access to most breaks. Spanish Bay is another epic wave on its day which holds some decent sized swell. Willow Creek further south also holds surf several feet over head. There are sneaky breaks up and down that can provide some fantastic surf with plenty of places to park, eat and sleep. If you like taking photo's then this piece of coastline is pretty breathless.

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