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W Skim 8+Good 6.5+Fair 4.5+Skip it
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Hover or drag across the chart to read any time. Yellow dots are low tide.
Hover or drag across the chart to read any time. Yellow dots are low tide.
Skimboarding forecast for Half Moon Bay, CA: a skim score with shorebreak size, how far out the waves break, tide, wind and the best time to skim today and the next 5 days. Updated through the day from NOAA, the National Weather Service and marine forecast models. One of 300 beaches on SkimCast.
Half Moon Bay is a west-facing beach in the NorCal area, California, with a very steep shoreline. For wave riding, SkimCast looks for about 1.5 to 3.5 ft of shorebreak breaking close to the sand, light or offshore wind, and the tide around mid tide. For flatland, the best sessions come near low tide on small days.
The forecast for Half Moon Bay combines NOAA tide predictions from station 9414131, live wave readings from NOAA buoy 46237, the National Weather Service surf zone forecast for San Francisco and San Mateo and Open-Meteo wave and wind models. The skim score updates through the day, so check it before you go.
Half Moon Bay has a very steep beach, so wave riding is usually best around mid tide with light or offshore wind. Flatland skimming is best near low tide, when the sand stays wet and the shorebreak is small. The hour-by-hour forecast on this page shows the best window for today and the next 5 days.
Check the skim score at the top of this page. 8 or higher is a W Skim, 6.5 or higher is good, 4.5 or higher is fair, and anything lower is a day to skip. It updates through the day from NOAA tides, NOAA buoys, the National Weather Service and marine forecast models.
For wave riding, SkimCast looks for about 1.5 to 3.5 ft of shorebreak breaking close to the sand at Half Moon Bay. Smaller days are better for flatland, and bigger days tend to close out hard on the beach.