Pedro Point Surf Report & Forecast
North-facing reef in the lee of the headland.
Current conditions
shorebreak only
Very Poor
Modelled on real 10-foot bathymetry. These figures cover size, shape and wind. Whether the wave is makeable comes from the simulation.
- Swell
- 0.4 ft at 4s from the WNW
- Wind
- 9 mph WNW cross-shore
- Tide
- 5.9 ft
- Break depth
- 0 ft
- Power
- 0 kW/m
- Water
- 60°F · 3/2 fullsuit
Updated Aug 25, 6:42 PM PDT · 3 swell trains · how this is calculated
How Pedro Point is breaking right now
Solved in your browser from this spot’s seafloor and current swell
What the seafloor does to this wave
A cut straight out from Pedro Point, solved on the real seafloor at this hour’s swell and tide.
Why Pedro Point looks like this right now
The numbers above, and what each one is actually doing to the wave.
3 swells at once
0.4 ft at 4s from the WNW carrying 48% of the energy, plus 0.4 ft at 7s from the WNW (7%), plus 0.3 ft at 15s from the W (39%).
The shorter, steeper train is carrying most of the energy here, so expect a choppier, less organised lineup than the longest period in the list would suggest on its own. Why period matters more than height →
The tide has drowned the bank
5.9 ft of tide over it.
There's now too much water above the bank for the swell to trip on it, so the waves roll straight over unbroken and only the shorebreak works. This is the case a size-only rating cannot see. the swell is still out there, the spot just isn't using it. How the tide moves the break →
Wind is cross-shore
9 mph from the WNW, against a shoreline facing 343°.
Running across the face rather than into or against it. Less destructive than a straight onshore, but it puts a texture on the wall and can make the peak harder to read.
Pedro Point surf forecast, next 6 days
Building — ~4.3 ft short-period windswell from the WNW filling in Thu evening (+2.2 d, high confidence)
| Day | Surf | Best window | Swell | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 ft | 10am to 1pmFair | 1.6 ft at 5s WNW | 7 mph cross-shore | Low 0.0 ft 4amHigh 4.7 ft 11amLow 2.5 ft 4pmHigh 6.0 ft 10pm | |
| 2-4 ft | 6am to 7amFair | 2.7 ft at 6s WNW | 3 mph cross-shore | Low 0.1 ft 5amHigh 4.9 ft 11amLow 2.2 ft 4pmHigh 5.9 ft 10pm | |
| 2-3 ft | 6am to 7pmFair | 3.3 ft at 7s WNW | 9 mph cross-shore | Low 0.2 ft 5amHigh 5.1 ft 11amLow 1.9 ft 5pmHigh 5.7 ft 11pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 8am to 5pmFair | 3.6 ft at 7s WNW | 13 mph cross-shore | Low 0.5 ft 6amHigh 5.3 ft 12pmLow 1.6 ft 6pm | |
| 3-4 ft | 8am to 5pmFair | 3.2 ft at 8s WNW | 13 mph cross-shore | High 5.4 ft 12amLow 0.9 ft 6amHigh 5.5 ft 12pmLow 1.3 ft 6pm | |
| 2-3 ft | 8am to 2pmFair | 2.3 ft at 6s WNW | 13 mph cross-shore | High 5.0 ft 1amLow 1.4 ft 6amHigh 5.7 ft 1pmLow 1.0 ft 7pm |
Daylight hours only. The best window is the run of hours the model rates highest that day.
How Pedro Point works
A reef tucked on the north side of Pedro Point headland, at the far south end of Linda Mar. It faces north, so it only works when a big W/NW wraps the head — and it is a genuinely different wave from the beach beside it.
- Bottom
- reef off the headland
- Best tide
- mid
- Best swell
- big W–NW that wraps the head
- Suits
- advanced
Common questions about Pedro Point
- What is the best tide for Pedro Point?
- Pedro Point works best on mid tide. Tide matters because depth is what trips a wave: as the water fills in, the break slides shoreward onto a different part of the bottom, and over a shallow bank enough water stops it breaking at all. Our forecast solves each hour at that hour's real water level rather than assuming one.
- What swell direction is best for Pedro Point?
- big W–NW that wraps the head suits Pedro Point best. The direction that matters is the one at the break, not the one on the buoy: the seafloor bends swell on its way in, so a spot can work on an angle the open coast is missing. We model that bending for each break rather than reporting the offshore direction.
- Is Pedro Point good for beginners?
- Pedro Point suits advanced surfers, over reef off the headland. That is the wave this bottom makes on an average day, and it moves: the same break is a different proposition on a bigger swell or a different tide, so read the day's forecast rather than the label.
- What is the bottom like at Pedro Point?
- reef off the headland. It is the reason this break behaves the way it does: the shape of the seabed decides where the swell focuses, where it trips, and whether it spills or pitches. We model Pedro Point on real 10-foot bathymetry instead of treating the seafloor as a slope.
Nearby breaks
- Linda Mar (Pacifica) surf report · shorebreak only
- Rockaway Beach (Pacifica) surf report · 2-3 ft
- Gray Whale Cove surf report · 3 ft
- Sharp Park surf report · 2-3 ft
- Montara State Beach surf report · 2-3 ft