BOLINAS CALIFORNIA SURF & WEATHER REPORT

CDIP STATION 029 (POINT REYES / BOLINAS NEARSHORE)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 2:56 PM PDT

1. WAVE SIZES

Bolinas Patch / Patch Reef: Knee to waist high (1–2 ft+). Soft, clean rollers lining up inside the bay.

Bolinas Patch Outside / Channel Breaks: Waist to chest high (2–3 ft). Slow-moving, slopey peaks benefiting from southern swell energy wrapping into the sheltered corner.

2. CURRENT WEATHER

Mostly sunny with light coastal haze. Current temperature is 61°F with a daytime high near 64°F. Winds are currently Light & Variable out of the WNW at 4 mph. Light onshore westerly breeze through late afternoon, turning gentle offshore north-northeasterly overnight.

3. TIDES

High Tide: 8:48 AM PDT (3.4 ft)

Low Tide: 2:20 PM PDT (2.0 ft)

High Tide: 7:59 PM PDT (3.4 ft)

Low Tide (Tomorrow): 3:02 AM PDT (0.6 ft)

4. LATER TODAY & TOMORROW

Primary Swell: WNW (289°) 4.6 ft at 11 seconds via CDIP 029 / NOAA 46026.

Secondary Swell: S (198°) 2.3 ft at 15 seconds.

Surf Trend: Staying manageable knee-to-chest high through late afternoon. Tomorrow holds similar mixed WNW/S swell energy with knee to waist high waves at the Patch and light morning offshore winds.

5. 12-HOUR WIND

HRRR Model Run: 18:00 UTC

TIME WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED
3:00 PM WNW (Sideshore) 4 mph
4:00 PM NW (Onshore) 5 mph
5:00 PM NW (Onshore) 5 mph
6:00 PM NNW (Sideshore/Offshore) 4 mph
7:00 PM N (Offshore) 4 mph
8:00 PM NNE (Offshore) 3 mph
9:00 PM NE (Offshore) 4 mph
10:00 PM NE (Offshore) 5 mph
11:00 PM ENE (Offshore) 5 mph
12:00 AM E (Offshore) 4 mph
1:00 AM ESE (Offshore/Cross) 4 mph
2:00 AM SE (Cross-shore) 5 mph

6. DAYLIGHT

First Light: 6:57 AM PDT

Sunrise: 7:24 AM PDT

Sunset: 6:26 PM PDT

Total Darkness: 6:54 PM PDT

raw data from noaa, curated by surforecast pacificwaverider