Garths Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports (CAL (2024)

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(Del Norte County, USA)

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Garths Reef Surf Guide

Garths Reef in Del Norte County is a sheltered reef break that only works once in a while. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. A right hand reef break. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for sharks.

Garths Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Garths Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Garths Reef occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Garths Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Garths Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in April while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 36% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

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Interactive Garths Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Garths Reef is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 298 km (185 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Garths Reef is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 377 km (234 miles) away.

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Garths Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf SummaryWednesday, 14 August 2024, 06:44 Local Time m, °C Wednesday 14ft, °F 8AM11AM2PM5PM Wave (m) 0.6SW 0.6SW 0.6SW 0.6SW Period (s) 14 14 14 14 Wind (km/h) 5 10 10 10 Wind State glass cross-off cross-off cross-off

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Credit: Pablo Midence Matt BrunnerCredit: Jeanette FrizzellCredit: Jeanette FrizzellCredit: Jeanette FrizzellCredit: Jeanette Frizzell

Tides at Garths Reef Current tide and informaton For Crescent City, California, 6 km from Garths Reef.Next High Water: 09:14am | 1.32mNext Low Water: 12:51pm | 1.17mNEXTIS AT (local time)remaininghigh tidelow tide

Garths Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.5 °C) at Garths Reef is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.Current Temp*: 13.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp Map