Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.01° W

Calafia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Calafia sea temperature is
23.4°C
5.6° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Calafia at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.8
W
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
15
2.1
W
16
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
147
144
144
123
121
83
147
181
175
173
261
223
166
1392
156
1335
1334
1352
1547
2316
214
459
407
226
226
226
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
W
0
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:04PM1.41m
9:27AM2.07m
00:04AM1.35m
10:01AM1.97m
1:30AM1.34m
10:39AM1.85m
3:29AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:03AM1.17m
5:06PM0.38m
3:28AM1.23m
5:56PM0.48m
3:52AM1.31m
6:53PM0.55m
4:37AM1.38m
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cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
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3
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Temp °C
23
22
21
22
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
17
18
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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