Calafia Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.01° W

Calafia WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Calafia sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.2° 

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


Calafia surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SW swell with 874 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Calafia this week:

The surf forecast for Calafia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Calafia in the next 16 days are 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Mon 24th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 17s
Best Surf 5PM (Tue 25th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Calafia over the next 16 days.


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