Shelter Cove Surf Forecast
Northern California
Current Conditions
Poor - FairNever miss a good day at Shelter Cove
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Spot Guide
Shelter Cove is where Humboldt County surfing began in the 1950s, centered around Deadman's — an exposed reef break with both lefts and rights in the cove where the Lost Coast meets the Pacific. The SW-facing cove lights up on clean SW groundswells in spring and fall, but the extreme remoteness means you're far from help if things go wrong. The scenery is extraordinary — coast redwoods, the King Range, and migrating whales — making it as much an adventure as a surf session.
Forecast Charts
Daily Forecast
Pretty quiet out there — 6-7ft and mostly poor - fair with barely a breath of wind.
First light looks cleanest — 7-8ft on NW swell at 10s with calm winds. Size drops off to 6-7ft by the afternoon.
Steady 6-7ft waves on offer on NW swell at 11s — barely a breath of wind.
Skip the dawn patrol — 4-5ft and fair early on. Later in the day looks more promising — 3-4ft and fair - good.
Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3ft on WNW swell at 9s with barely a breath of wind. Things get a bit scrappier as the day goes on.
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