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

7 day 48 hour

	Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.5 WNW	5.0 WNW	4.5 NW	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	14	12	11	13	11	12	12	13	13
Energy(?)	5111	3080	3103	3331	2697	1676	1018	1029	1084	1038	1215	1056	587	2522	5565	7898	5851	1273
Wind (km/h)	0	10	5	5	5	10	5	15	5	0	10	5	10	25	10	5	15	10
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:39PM		2:03AM	11:46AM		3:02AM		2:08PM	12:39PM	4:46AM	1:32PM		4:47AM	2:53PM		5:35AM
Low Tide / height (m)				5:25AM	6:49PM	7:35PM	7:39AM		9:36PM	9:33AM		8:48PM	9:49AM		9:54PM 6:01PM	11:11AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	19	14	13	22	18	24	17	14	23	13	12	20	10	12	14	15	14
Low °C	14	15	13	12	19	16	21	16	13	21	13	11	20	10	10	13	11	13
Chill °C (?)	14	19	14	12	22	18	24	16	14	23	12	11	20	7	11	14	14	13
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:43	-	-
Sunset	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.0 W
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	14	12	11	13	11	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	18	17	16	18	15	14	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	4.5 WNW	5.0 WNW	4.5 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	12	12	13	-
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Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	5237	5111	3565	3080	3005	3144	3103	4046	3700	3331	2034	2697	2445	1960	1676	1402	1161	1018
Wind (km/h)	10	0	10	10	5	10	5	5	5	5	20	5	5	10	10	10	10	5
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb	low	high	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb	flow
High Tide / height (m)			11:34AM 1.73					2:47AM 1.65			11:36AM 2.03					2:46AM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)	6:51AM 0.94				6:01PM -0.14					7:34AM 1.01			6:49PM -0.12				6:24AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	15	19	15	14	14	11	11	12	21	22	19	18	17	17	16	21
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	19	15	14	14	11	11	12	21	22	19	18	17	17	16	21
Sunrise	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
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