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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	Thu		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier 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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 S	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	1.8 NW	0.8 SSW	2.0 NW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	16	8	8	8	8	20	9	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	12	11
Energy(?)	775	681	459	583	1191	1207	855	633	752	1392	792	547	703	611	536	605	543	398	428	338	345	348
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		9:26PM 0.96	6:31AM 1.34		9:16PM 1.03	7:25AM 1.42		9:30PM 1.09	8:32AM 1.49		9:54PM 1.65	8:52AM 1.52		10:06PM 1.25	9:34AM 1.53		10:48PM 1.87	10:24AM 1.95		10:53PM 1.46	11:03AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 0.84		2:13PM 0.46	1:35AM 0.79		2:49PM 0.40	2:16AM 0.67		3:28PM -0.12	3:00AM 1.05		3:44PM -0.13	3:34AM 0.41		4:11PM -0.09	4:37AM 0.76		4:39PM -0.01	4:59AM 0.13		5:07PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	20	21	22	17	18	20	15	20	23	21	23	25	23	28	27	25	28	27	26	27	29
Low °C	24	17	16	21	14	15	20	14	14	22	19	17	25	21	23	25	25	24	26	25	22	27
Chill °C (?)	24	20	21	22	17	18	20	14	20	23	21	23	25	23	28	27	25	28	27	26	27	29
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:09	-
Sunset	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 S	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.6 S	1.8 NW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	18	8	8	16	8	8	14	8	8	9	8	18	8	7	16	7	15	15	15	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.3 SW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 NW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	17	16	14	15	15	22	10	20	20	18	8	18	17	7	16	6	11	12	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	-	-	1.4 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	-	-	2.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	7	8	8	8	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek 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	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Willow Creek 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
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 NW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	17	17	16	11	16	16	16	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	20
Energy(?)	1349	1426	1611	1083	681	559	1086	541	841	633	1159	1143	1191	1205	1302	1234	950	881	1030	1785	615	672
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:07PM 1.46			6:27AM 1.81					9:16PM 1.03			7:25AM 1.42					9:30PM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 0.10				12:40AM 0.90					2:34PM 0.01			1:35AM 0.79					2:46PM 0.40				2:16AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	25	20	19	18	17	18	20	24	22	17	17	16	14	14	19	19	20	17	17	15	14
Chill °C (?)	26	25	20	19	18	17	18	20	24	22	17	17	16	13	13	19	19	20	16	17	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:12	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 S	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	9	9	11	8	8	8	11	8	8	16	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	14	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.5 NW	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	11	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	22	22	14	14	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	1.7 NW	-	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	11	8	-	-	8	-	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-

	Thursday 12	Friday 13
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek 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	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Willow Creek 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
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	1.6 NW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.8 NW	0.9 S	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	18	12	18	18	18	18	11	18	12	12	11	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	607	1346	597	835	775	775	1762	1004	1344	1339	1526	720	676	693	681	693	509	567	559	566	566	546
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											9:05PM 1.46									6:31AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)			1:31PM 0.07											12:40AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	25	24	28	24	24	25	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	13	18	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	23	25	24	28	24	24	25	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	13	18	16	16	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	12	18	18	11	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	12	12	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	9	9	11	9	12	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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