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 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Fri
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	0.9 SW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	8	18	18	18	16	16	15	11	11	11	8	10	11	16	10	12	12	7	8	9
Energy(?)	232	273	794	385	553	697	512	525	509	1008	1114	1075	513	804	868	358	363	730	859	607	617	735
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:21PM	8:07PM	8:08AM		9:14PM	9:47AM		9:16PM	9:46AM		8:51PM	12:19PM		9:33PM	11:27AM		10:49PM		3:39PM	3:27AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:18PM		3:05AM	1:21PM	3:00PM	4:23AM		2:59PM	4:38AM 1:27PM		2:30PM	4:10AM	5:28AM	5:23PM		5:02AM	4:03PM		8:02AM		11:10PM	8:35AM 7:17PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	11	16	16	16	14	16	15	13	14	11	12	17	15	17	19	14	18	18	19	22
Low °C	14	17	10	15	16	14	14	16	14	12	13	9	10	17	14	16	18	13	14	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	15	17	9	15	15	16	14	15	15	12	13	9	11	16	14	16	19	13	18	18	19	22
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50
Sunset	-	7:55	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	0.7 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.9 SW	1.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	8	16	8	8	18	18	16	16	15	11	11	11	8	16	10	8	16	12	15	15	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.9 SW	0.2 S	0.7 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	17	11	16	18	14	7	7	7	7	16	17	15	16	20	14	16	16	15	26	22	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WSW	2.5 NW	-	1.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	-	1.4 WNW	-	1.8 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	-	6	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	11	7	8	10	11	-	10	-	12	7	8	9

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	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	2.5 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	17	18	16	8	8	8	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	18	17	16	16
Energy(?)	510	232	160	273	699	638	794	644	657	385	503	553	591	780	697	657	659	512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:37AM 1.58					8:37PM 1.80								9:25PM 1.96				9:19AM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)			1:35PM 0.79					2:56AM -0.10			1:05PM 0.76					2:35AM -0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	20	17	10	10	10	10	13	16	16	16	14	9	15	14	15	14
Chill °C (?)	14	15	20	17	8	8	9	10	11	15	15	15	13	7	15	14	15	14
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:55	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	8:13	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	10	8	18	16	18	17	8	8	19	8	8	18	18	19	18	17	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 NW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	17	17	15	11	12	22	16	19	10	18	18	14	15	12	7	6	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 WNW	0.4 WSW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	-	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	7	8	7	-	-	-	-

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