Calafia Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.01° W

Calafia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Calafia sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Calafia today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Calafia at 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
232
275
272
272
272
330
268
369
369
369
369
369
236
231
269
314
442
442
437
437
442
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:01PM1.76m
2:23PM1.68m
8:18AM1.42m
4:16PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.73m
11:31PM0.66m
10:04AM1.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
20
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
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