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Gold Bluffs Beach surfForecast / CAL – Humboldt / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 25 Dec 2024 PST
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Gold Bluffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gold Bluffs Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gold Bluffs Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Gold Bluffs Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Dec 26) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 5.5m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Gold Bluffs Beach in the next 12 days are 5.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Dec 28) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Thu 26th Dec)18ft (5.5m) 14s
Best Surf 7AM (Thu 26th Dec)18ft (5.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 1AM (Sat 28th Dec)16ft (5.0m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gold Bluffs Beach over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
WSW
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)141514141418191817161514131312121211111414141413141413121111111310101313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)826413579111511078683821582216490111991479860795801395134463090239115191208882694225230254563306223134432708744142991225316048661134559411355503
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
15
SW
15
SE
40
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
5
W
5
WSW
35
SSE
20
WNW
10
NW
10
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
E
5
ESE
0
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
5
E
0
ESE
5
NW
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglassglassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
2.50
9:45PM
1.89
8:16AM
2.57
10:34PM
1.97
8:55AM
2.64
11:16PM
2.04
9:35AM
2.72
11:55PM
2.09
10:16AM
2.78
12:33AM
2.14
10:57AM
2.82
1:10AM
2.18
11:40AM
2.81
1:48AM
2.23
12:24PM
2.74
2:25AM
2.29
1:13PM
2.60
3:04AM
2.37
2:07PM
2.41
3:43AM
2.46
3:11PM
2.19
4:25AM
2.54
4:29PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
1.45
3:03PM
0.63
2:04AM
1.53
3:43PM
0.47
2:52AM
1.58
4:22PM
0.32
3:37AM
1.59
5:01PM
0.21
4:20AM
1.58
5:40PM
0.12
5:03AM
1.56
6:19PM
0.08
5:48AM
1.53
6:57PM
0.09
6:37AM
1.49
7:35PM
0.15
7:31AM
1.43
8:14PM
0.28
8:32AM
1.35
8:54PM
0.46
9:39AM
1.23
9:36PM
0.68
10:52AM
1.06
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:41-
Sunset--4:52--4:52--4:53--4:54--4:55--4:55--4:57--4:58--4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00
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Rain (mm)
1841116-2371216331031-1------------1--------
Temp. °C1312101313121212151510971097109914139131310131210999994109
Feels °C (?)4976109912111056578487612126111281211976753-153

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Gold Bluffs Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Gold Bluffs Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Gold Bluffs Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Gold Bluffs Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Gold Bluffs Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Gold Bluffs Beach is 51 km (32 miles) from McKinleyville. If you plan a vacation in Humboldt County, look for hotels and other accommodation in McKinleyville. McKinleyville has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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