What are the current surf conditions at Pescadero?

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

What's the best time to surf Pescadero?

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

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Name: Pescadero
Address: California, United States

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

2.2
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HEIGHT

2.2ft

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PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

6kt

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AIR TEMP

15°C

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1.5ft @
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0mm

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Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.2ft waves with quality 9s ground swell with very light winds Note: winds from E would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD4 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.3ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 13-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	10s	W	4kt	NW	4kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	9s	W	3kt	WNW	3kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	W	2kt	WNW	2kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	9s	W	2kt	N	2kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	W	1kt	NE	1kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	ESE	1kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	ESE	1kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	1kt	SE	2kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	W	4kt	S	4kt	14°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	9s	W	5kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	8kt	15°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	7kt	SW	9kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	W	8kt	SW	9kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	8kt	SW	10kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	8kt	SW	10kt	16°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	7kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	W	6kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	15°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	10kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	9kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	8kt	14°C	15°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSW	8kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	5kt	S	7kt	14°C	14°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR7 good hours

🌊 1.7-2.1ft 💨 6-14kt 🌡️ 13-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	S	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	S	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	WSW	6kt	SSE	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	8s	WSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	WSW	8kt	SSE	11kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	WSW	9kt	SSE	14kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	10kt	SSE	16kt	13°C	14°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	11kt	SSE	16kt	14°C	14°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	12kt	S	16kt	14°C	14°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	W	13kt	S	16kt	15°C	14°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	WSW	13kt	S	17kt	15°C	14°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	WSW	13kt	S	17kt	15°C	14°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	SW	12kt	SSW	17kt	15°C	14°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SW	13kt	SSW	18kt	15°C	14°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SW	13kt	S	19kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	14kt	S	19kt	14°C	15°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	13kt	S	19kt	14°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	WSW	13kt	S	19kt	13°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	15s	WSW	13kt	S	19kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	15s	SW	12kt	S	17kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	SW	11kt	S	16kt	13°C	14°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	10kt	S	14kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.7-2.2ft 💨 8-23kt 🌡️ 9-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SSW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SW	13kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	SW	9kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SW	10kt	SSW	15kt	12°C	14°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	12s	SW	10kt	S	16kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	10s	WSW	11kt	S	17kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	8s	WSW	12kt	S	18kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	WSW	13kt	SSE	19kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	WSW	15kt	S	22kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	12s	SW	18kt	S	25kt	13°C	14°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	16s	SSW	20kt	S	27kt	14°C	14°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	15s	SW	21kt	S	29kt	14°C	14°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SW	22kt	S	30kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	WSW	23kt	S	31kt	14°C	14°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	SW	19kt	SSW	29kt	12°C	14°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SW	15kt	SSW	27kt	11°C	14°C	1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	11kt	SW	24kt	9°C	14°C	1.4mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	13kt	SW	23kt	10°C	14°C	1.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	22kt	11°C	14°C	1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	16kt	SW	21kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	15kt	SW	20kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.7mm

Sunday

Apr 12

EXCELLENT10 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-8.2ft 💨 2-16kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	15kt	WSW	20kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	15kt	WSW	20kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	14s	SW	15kt	SW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	13s	SW	14kt	SW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	5.2ft	12s	SW	14kt	SW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	6.2ft	11s	WSW	14kt	SW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	7.2ft	10s	WSW	15kt	SW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
8:00 AM	POOR	8.2ft	9s	W	16kt	SW	19kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	POOR	8.1ft	10s	W	13kt	SW	17kt	10°C	14°C	0.9mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	8ft	10s	W	10kt	SW	15kt	10°C	14°C	1.1mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	7.9ft	10s	W	8kt	SSW	12kt	9°C	14°C	1.3mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.6ft	10s	W	8kt	SW	11kt	10°C	14°C	1mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7.3ft	10s	W	8kt	WSW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	7ft	10s	W	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	6.8ft	10s	W	8kt	W	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	6.5ft	10s	W	8kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	6.3ft	10s	W	9kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6.1ft	10s	W	8kt	WNW	8kt	11°C	14°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	6ft	10s	W	7kt	WNW	7kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.8ft	10s	W	6kt	NW	7kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.7ft	10s	W	4kt	NW	5kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.6ft	10s	W	3kt	NNW	4kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.5ft	10s	W	2kt	NNW	3kt	10°C	14°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 13

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.5-5.4ft 💨 1-13kt 🌡️ 9-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	10s	W	2kt	NNW	2kt	9°C	14°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	10s	W	2kt	NNW	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	W	1kt	NNW	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.2ft	10s	W	2kt	N	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5.1ft	10s	W	2kt	N	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	5ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NE	3kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	10s	WNW	2kt	NE	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.8ft	10s	WNW	2kt	ENE	2kt	9°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.7ft	10s	WNW	3kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	10s	WNW	4kt	NNW	4kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.6ft	10s	WNW	4kt	WNW	5kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	9s	WNW	6kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	9s	WNW	7kt	WNW	7kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	9s	WNW	9kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	4.3ft	9s	WNW	10kt	WNW	10kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	4.2ft	9s	WNW	11kt	WNW	11kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.1ft	9s	WNW	12kt	NW	13kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	9s	WNW	13kt	NW	14kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	9s	WNW	13kt	NW	16kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	9s	WNW	13kt	NW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	10s	W	13kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	11s	W	12kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	WSW	12kt	NW	15kt	11°C	14°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POOR3 good hours

🌊 1.5-4.4ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	12s	SW	13kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2ft	13s	SW	14kt	NW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	16kt	NW	18kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	SW	15kt	NW	17kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	12s	SW	14kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	16kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	15kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	14kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	WSW	13kt	NW	14kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	10s	W	12kt	NW	13kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	9s	WNW	11kt	WNW	12kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	4.4ft	8s	WNW	10kt	WNW	11kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.4ft	10s	W	10kt	WNW	10kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	12s	WSW	10kt	WNW	10kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	10kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	14s	SSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	10kt	WNW	11kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	12kt	NW	12kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	SSW	13kt	NW	14kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	11s	WSW	11kt	NW	12kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	9s	W	9kt	NW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	WNW	7kt	NW	9kt	10°C	14°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 2.9-4.6ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 10-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	8s	WNW	7kt	NW	9kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	W	8kt	NW	9kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	WSW	8kt	NW	9kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	9s	W	7kt	NW	8kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	WNW	6kt	NW	6kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	4.3ft	7s	NW	5kt	NW	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	4.2ft	7s	NW	4kt	NW	5kt	10°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	7s	NW	4kt	NW	4kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	7s	WNW	3kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	4kt	WNW	3kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	4kt	W	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	4kt	W	3kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	7s	WNW	5kt	W	3kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	WNW	6kt	W	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	WNW	7kt	W	4kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	WNW	7kt	W	5kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	WNW	7kt	WNW	6kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	WNW	8kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	WNW	8kt	WNW	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4ft	8s	WNW	8kt	NW	9kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4.1ft	8s	WNW	8kt	NW	10kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.3ft	8s	WNW	7kt	NW	9kt	11°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.4ft	8s	WNW	7kt	NW	8kt	12°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.6ft	8s	NW	6kt	NW	7kt	12°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.0ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:1-14kt NW

Water Temperature:13-15°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Pescadero in San Mateo is an exposed beach and reef break that offers consistent surf, with both lefts and rights breaking over beach and reef setups. The spot works best with groundswells from the southwest and offshore winds from the east, creating ideal conditions. While summer typically sees favorable conditions, the cleanest and most consistent waves are often found in winter, especially in January. Surf is possible at all tide stages, and the break remains mostly uncrowded. Hazards include rips and occasional shark sightings. The best surf occurs when a southwest swell aligns with easterly offshore winds.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Location: County: San Mateo County | State: California | Country: United States | Road: Cabrillo Highway South | Full Address: Cabrillo Highway South, San Mateo County, California, United States

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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