Calafia Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.01° W

Calafia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Calafia sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Calafia at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
355
418
350
346
336
322
373
327
245
384
465
444
398
437
400
437
394
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM2.00m
8:37AM1.82m
8:17PM2.01m
8:56AM1.93m
8:54PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.36m
2:18PM0.74m
2:41AM0.39m
2:53PM0.59m
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>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
23
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
24
24
26
23
22
Feels °C
22
23
22
21
22
24
22
23
22
23
25
23
24
24
23
26
23
23
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