Surf forecast · United States · Northern California
Surf forecast Pacifica Linda Mar today
Waves, swell and wind at Pacifica Linda Mar (Northern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Pacifica Linda Mar surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑NW | 7–12 km/h ↑NW light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 3–5 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 8–10 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑NW | 12–18 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑W | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑W | 13–19 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 09:00–12:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 0.6 m · 10 s ↑NW | 13–25 km/h ↑NW onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑NW | 18–23 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑WNW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑NW | 22–22 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.1 m · 4 s ↑NW | 2–9 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 1.0 m · 5 s ↑WNW | 3–6 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑WNW | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑WNW | 12–16 km/h ↑W onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 18:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Pacifica Linda Mar
Open the waves map centred on Pacifica Linda Mar
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Pacifica Linda Mar
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Questions
- Is there surf at Pacifica Linda Mar today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 9 s from WNW, swell 1.2 m · 7 s NW (Sat 18:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Pacifica Linda Mar?
- Wind 7 km/h from NW: light wind for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Pacifica Linda Mar today?
- 18:00–19:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Pacifica Linda Mar?
- 17.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Mavericks 12 km · Ocean Beach San Francisco 18 km · Steamer Lane 86 km · Pleasure Point 88 km · Morro Bay 288 km · Pismo Beach 321 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Pacifica Linda Mar, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.