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Half Moon Bay
[Updated 2 minutes ago]

Half Moon Bay Swells & Tide


Surf Height

1-2+ ft

TIDE 1.5 ft
SWELL1 2.8 ft, 281° @ 14s
SWELL2 2.1 ft, 306° @ 7s
SWELL3 0.6 ft, 218° @ 13s
WIND NNE @ 5 mph  
(cross/sideshore)

Half Moon Bay Tides

Today's tide chart for Half Moon Bay


low 4:36 AM 4.7'
high 10:42 AM 9.8'
low 5:36 PM -0.4'

Synopsis


Long period swell from the W along with short period swell from the NW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 0-1+ ft range and set waves reaching 1-2+ ft, with a dominant period of 14 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 5 mph. As of 7:38 PM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the NNE (29) at 5 mph. A recently passed, drained out -0.4' low tide at 5:36 PM is now rising to a 7.9' high at 12:24 AM. This drained out tide should be taken into account when planning your session.

Half Moon Bay Weather



Clear
Air 41° F
Water 46° F
Sunrise 7:46 AM
Sunset 5:12 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Half Moon Bay is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


Grays Harbor, WA (036)

20 min ago

3'   W   13 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' W @ 13.3 sec
(02)
2.3' WNW @ 9.1 sec

CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM NW OF ABERDEEN, WA

20 min ago

3.9'   WNW   13 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
3.94' WNW @ 12.9 sec
(02)
0.33' NW @ 4 sec

CLATSOP SPIT, OR - 162

20 min ago

2.6'   W   13 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' W @ 12.5 sec
(02)
1.97' WNW @ 6.7 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Half Moon Bay 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 2 minutes ago]

  NNE @ 5 mph

  Clear

1-2+ ft

Water: 46°F

Tide: 1.5'

Synopsis

Monday, January 27, 2025 6:41 PM


HALF MOON BAY SURF REPORT:

Long period swell from the W along with short period swell from the NW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 0-1+ ft range and set waves reaching 1-2+ ft, with a dominant period of 14 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate and trending cross/sideshore from the NW, averaging 5 mph. As of 7:38 PM wind is moderate and cross/sideshore from the NNE (29) at 5 mph. A recently passed, drained out -0.4' low tide at 5:36 PM is now rising to a 7.9' high at 12:24 AM. This drained out tide should be taken into account when planning your session. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Half Moon Bay is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

Tides

Today's tide chart for Half Moon Bay


low 4:36 AM 4.7'
high 10:42 AM 9.8'
low 5:36 PM -0.4'

Half Moon Bay Weather



Clear
Air 41° F
Water 46° F
Wind
cross/sideshore
5 mph
Sunrise 7:46 AM
Sunset 5:12 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Half Moon Bay 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


Grays Harbor, WA (036)

20 min ago

3'

Sig. Wave Height

W

Mean Direction

13 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' W @ 13 sec
(02)
2.3' WNW @ 9 sec

CAPE ELIZABETH- 45NM NW OF ABERDEEN, WA

20 min ago

3.9'

Sig. Wave Height

WNW

Mean Direction

13 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
3.94' WNW @ 13 sec
(02)
0.33' NW @ 4 sec

CLATSOP SPIT, OR - 162

20 min ago

2.6'

Sig. Wave Height

W

Mean Direction

13 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' W @ 12 sec
(02)
1.97' WNW @ 7 sec