What are the current surf conditions at Glass Beach?

Glass Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Glass Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Glass Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Fort Bragg, California

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🌬️ WIND

10
kt

🌊 SWELL

5.4
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

5.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

13kt

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AIR TEMP

14°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

3.1ft @
11s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Solid 5.4ft swell with mixed swell but getting breezy at 10kt Note: winds from E would be better.

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Thursday

Sep 24

POOR2 good hours

🌊 2.8-5.5ft 💨 9-20kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	11s	WNW	20kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	11s	WNW	19kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	11s	WNW	18kt	NNW	23kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	11s	WNW	17kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	11s	WNW	15kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	11s	WNW	13kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4ft	10s	NW	12kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	4.7ft	8s	NW	11kt	NNW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	5.5ft	7s	NW	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	7s	NW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	7s	NW	10kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	7s	NW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	8s	NW	12kt	NNW	16kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	9s	NW	14kt	NNW	20kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	11s	WNW	15kt	NNW	23kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3ft	11s	WNW	17kt	NNW	25kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	WNW	18kt	NNW	27kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	11s	WNW	20kt	NNW	29kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	WNW	18kt	NNW	26kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3ft	11s	WNW	16kt	NNW	24kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	11s	WNW	15kt	NNW	21kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	11s	WNW	13kt	NNW	19kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	11s	WNW	12kt	NNW	16kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	11s	WNW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

FAIR9 excellent hours

🌊 3.6-5.4ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 14-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	11s	WNW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	11s	WNW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.8ft	12s	WNW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	11s	WNW	9kt	NNW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	11s	WNW	8kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4ft	11s	WNW	8kt	NNW	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	11s	NW	9kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	11s	NW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	5.4ft	11s	NW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	5.3ft	11s	NW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	11s	NW	11kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	5.1ft	11s	NW	10kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	11s	NW	10kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.9ft	11s	NW	10kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.7ft	11s	NW	10kt	NNW	13kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	11s	NW	9kt	NNW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.5ft	11s	NW	8kt	N	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.4ft	10s	NW	7kt	NNE	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	10s	NW	6kt	N	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.2ft	10s	NW	6kt	N	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.1ft	10s	NW	5kt	N	5kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	10s	NW	6kt	NNW	6kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	10s	NW	6kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	10s	NW	7kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Saturday

Sep 26

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.3-3.7ft 💨 9-31kt 🌡️ 14-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.7ft	10s	NW	9kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	10s	NW	11kt	NNW	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	NW	13kt	NNW	22kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3ft	11s	W	15kt	NNW	23kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	12s	WSW	17kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	20kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	19kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	19kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	19kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	SSW	19kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	20kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	12s	S	20kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	23kt	NW	28kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	26kt	NW	31kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	29kt	NW	35kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	30kt	NW	36kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	31kt	NW	36kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	31kt	NW	37kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	SSW	30kt	NNW	36kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	29kt	NNW	35kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	28kt	NNW	35kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	26kt	NNW	32kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	24kt	NNW	30kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SSW	23kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Sunday

Sep 27

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-8.3ft 💨 5-20kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	11s	WSW	20kt	NNW	24kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	10s	W	16kt	NNW	21kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	7.3ft	8s	NW	13kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	7.4ft	8s	NW	11kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	7.5ft	8s	NW	10kt	NNW	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	7.5ft	8s	NW	8kt	NNW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	7.5ft	9s	NW	7kt	NNW	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	7.5ft	9s	NW	6kt	N	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.5ft	9s	NW	5kt	N	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	7.4ft	9s	NW	6kt	NNW	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	7.3ft	9s	NW	6kt	NNW	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	7.2ft	9s	NW	6kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	7.1ft	9s	NW	8kt	NNW	9kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	7ft	9s	NW	9kt	NNW	11kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	6.9ft	9s	NW	11kt	NNW	14kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	10s	W	13kt	NNW	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	10s	SW	15kt	NNW	20kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	S	17kt	NNW	23kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	SW	15kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	6ft	9s	W	14kt	NNW	19kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	8.3ft	9s	NW	12kt	NNW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	8.2ft	9s	NW	13kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	8.1ft	9s	NW	13kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	8ft	9s	NW	14kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.8-5.7ft 💨 15-24kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	5.7ft	9s	W	15kt	NNW	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	10s	SW	16kt	NNW	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	S	17kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	S	18kt	NNW	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	11s	S	19kt	NNW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	S	20kt	NNW	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	S	18kt	NNW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	11s	S	17kt	NNW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	S	16kt	NNW	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	12s	S	15kt	NNW	20kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	13s	S	15kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	S	15kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	S	17kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	S	19kt	NNW	23kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	14s	S	20kt	NNW	25kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	14s	S	21kt	NNW	27kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	14s	S	23kt	NW	28kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	14s	S	24kt	NW	30kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	15s	SW	23kt	NNW	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	16s	W	23kt	NNW	29kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	18s	WNW	22kt	NNW	28kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	18s	WNW	21kt	NNW	26kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	18s	WNW	19kt	NNW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	18s	WNW	17kt	NNW	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-7.5ft 💨 7-17kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	18s	WNW	17kt	NNW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	18s	WNW	16kt	NNW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	18s	WNW	16kt	NNW	21kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	17s	WNW	15kt	NNW	19kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	17s	WNW	13kt	NNW	17kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	17s	WNW	12kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	14s	NW	10kt	N	13kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	11s	NW	9kt	N	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	8s	NW	7kt	N	8kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	8s	NW	7kt	N	8kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	8s	NW	7kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	5.4ft	8s	NW	7kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	10s	NW	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	13s	NW	11kt	NNW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.7ft	16s	WNW	13kt	NNW	18kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	15s	WNW	14kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4ft	15s	WNW	15kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	15s	WNW	16kt	NNW	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	13s	NW	14kt	NNW	20kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	6.4ft	10s	NW	12kt	N	18kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	7.5ft	8s	NW	11kt	N	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	7.1ft	8s	NW	10kt	N	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	6.7ft	7s	NW	9kt	N	12kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	6.4ft	7s	NW	8kt	N	10kt	13°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 3.6-5.7ft 💨 5-15kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	5.7ft	10s	NW	10kt	N	12kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	5ft	12s	NW	11kt	NNW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	14s	WNW	13kt	NNW	16kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	14s	WNW	12kt	NNW	15kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	14s	WNW	12kt	NNW	14kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	14s	WNW	11kt	NNW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	12s	NW	9kt	NNW	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	9s	NW	7kt	NNW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.8ft	7s	NW	5kt	N	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.6ft	7s	NW	6kt	NNW	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	NW	7kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.4ft	7s	NW	8kt	NNW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	7s	NW	9kt	NNW	10kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	7s	NW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	6s	NW	11kt	NNW	14kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4ft	9s	NW	12kt	NNW	17kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	11s	NW	13kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	13s	WNW	15kt	NNW	21kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	11s	NW	13kt	NNW	19kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	4.8ft	9s	NW	11kt	NNW	16kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	5.4ft	6s	NW	9kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	5.2ft	6s	NW	9kt	NNW	13kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	5ft	6s	NW	9kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.8ft	6s	NW	10kt	NNW	12kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:4.1ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:5-20kt NNW

Water Temperature:14°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California is a semi-exposed beach break that picks up west to northwest swells, offering soft, rideable waves during small to moderate conditions—especially from May through October—with light offshore winds. The bottom is primarily sand mixed with sea‑glass pebbles and small rocks. Best around mid to high tide. Rarely crowded due to its protected status and uneven terrain. Hazards include rip currents, cold water, submerged glass, rocks, and slippery tide pools. Ideal conditions occur on calm mornings following smaller swells.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWNW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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