California Surf

Detailed California surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in California. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in California. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in California over the next 7 days. Surf photos from California and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Change units	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	3	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	3	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 7	NW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 8	WNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
kJ	353	358	499	449	366	574	309	585	358	302	253	574	397	331	1060	523	1055	623	311	313	499
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	SW	WNW	N	WNW	WNW	N	WNW	W	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	NNW	NNW	SSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide	8:37AM1.29m	7:01PM1.95m	8:52PM2.09m	9:26AM1.37m		9:47PM2.17m	1:09PM1.40m		9:47PM2.49m	12:46PM1.48m		10:31PM2.06m	2:00PM1.11m		11:22PM1.95m		2:22PM1.63m	00:26AM2.16m		3:03PM1.69m	2:58AM2.05m
Low Tide	12:28PM1.05m		4:18AM-0.40m	1:30PM1.03m			6:25AM-0.42m	4:34PM0.96m		5:50AM-0.46m	5:35PM0.84m		7:33AM-0.30m	5:38PM0.79m		7:20AM-0.35m	7:31PM0.71m		8:03AM0.16m		9:11PM0.69m
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Max °C	15	21	16	16	20	15	14	19	22	20	19	23	18	24	23	19	17	19	17	13	12
Min °C	15	20	15	16	19	15	13	18	19	17	17	20	15	22	19	14	16	15	14	13	12
Chill °C	15	21	16	16	20	15	13	19	22	20	19	23	18	24	23	19	17	19	17	13	11
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