Montara Beach

Montara Beach is a W-facing beach break in Montara, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE to WNW and WNW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 34% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

W (276°)

Best swell

SW to WNW (236°–291°) or WNW to NW (295°–317°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to WNW (163° to 290.5°); WNW to NW (295.5° to 319°)

Offshore wind

E

Tide

NOAA station 9414131

Wave buoy

SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA · 36 km away

Cams

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