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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California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Spanish Bay-Dunes CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Alisitos Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	4	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	9	8	6	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 WNW	1.7 W	1.6 WNW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	12	16	14	18	16	16	15	16	14	13	11	12	14	14	13	13	18	18	17	18	16	15
Energy(?)	1517	2466	2894	5703	7749	6667	5334	4101	1647	1488	876	817	2977	3060	3115	3544	6290	6370	6440	4681	4501	2183
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			10:50PM 1.42	9:15AM 1.92		11:00PM 1.71	10:03AM 1.83		12:45AM 2.06	12:06PM 2.74		1:21AM 2.52	11:36AM 1.51	1:14PM 2.06	2:18AM 2.04		2:01PM 1.86	1:17AM 1.87	12:30PM 1.52	1:15PM 1.56	12:30AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)		3:31PM -0.41	3:16AM 0.80		4:12PM -0.39	3:53AM 1.02	4:06AM 0.70	5:40PM 0.08		6:12AM 1.10	6:48PM -0.20		5:45AM 0.54		7:42PM -0.04	8:10AM 0.52			6:51AM 0.87			8:41AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	13	13	13	13	15	19	17	15	22	15	19	16	17	13	15	13	20	18	18	17	18
Low °C	22	13	11	13	12	14	17	16	13	21	13	18	15	15	12	14	13	18	17	17	16	17
Chill °C (?)	22	13	12	13	13	14	19	17	15	22	15	19	16	17	13	15	12	20	18	18	17	18
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:37
Sunset	-	5:30	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 WNW	1.7 W	1.6 WNW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 W
Period (s)	12	16	14	18	16	16	15	16	14	13	11	12	14	14	13	13	18	18	17	18	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.6 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.8 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 WNW	1.8 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	19	11	14	11	13	13	13	12	18	12	20	20	16	16	14	16	14	13	13	12	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	9	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.4 W	2.4 WSW	3.0 W	1.8 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	18	17	16	15	14	14	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	15
Energy(?)	1121	1053	1112	1222	1245	1765	1378	3106	3800	3089	5389	8690	3240	7749	7669	7311	6680	6508	6221	5334	5508	3883
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				8:22AM 1.96					11:32PM 1.91								12:37AM 1.87			9:56AM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)		2:24AM 0.91				3:43PM -0.05					4:34AM 0.90				5:53PM -0.47			3:53AM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	16	15	18	22	20	18	13	12	12	11	11	19	13	12	11	11	14	15	17	15	18
Chill °C (?)	20	16	14	18	22	20	18	13	10	11	8	10	19	13	12	10	10	13	14	17	15	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.5 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.4 W	2.4 WSW	3.0 W	1.8 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	16	15	14	14	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	0.4 SW	2.2 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	19	18	18	18	17	13	13	12	19	18	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	1.2 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-

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	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	9	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	18	12	16	16	16	16	18	12	17	12	17
Energy(?)	1111	934	934	934	937	1253	1038	1719	2421	1995	1814	2042	1210	2506	2506	2373	2346	1765	1462	1843	1180	1788
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												9:36AM 2.96
Low Tide / height (m)					2:24AM 0.91													3:43PM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	17	16	16	16	19	15	14	13	12	13	15	19	14	16	17	16	20	20	18	20	18
Chill °C (?)	20	17	16	16	16	19	14	14	12	11	13	15	19	14	16	17	16	20	20	18	20	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.3 WSW	2.2 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	16	16	16	16	11	12	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	0.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	18	18	18	18	18	18	11	11	11	11	18	18	17	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Del Norte County	Monterey	Santa Barbara
Humboldt County	Orange County	Santa Cruz
Los Angeles County	San Diego County	Sonoma County
Marin County	San Luis Obispo	Ventura County
Mendocino County	San Mateo

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