Californias Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.35° N 127.75° E

Californias 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Californias sea temperature is
27.6° C
1.5° 

Californias surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Californias today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Californias at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (JST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Californias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
99
86
76
74
72
53
48
34
23
13
33
43
37
23
22
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23PM2.04m
10:17AM1.97m
10:58PM1.99m
11:06AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.33m
4:25AM0.73m
4:39PM0.51m
5:13AM0.73m
5:16PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
27
28
28
29
30
31
30
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
33
34
34
35
34
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
32
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