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

	Fri		Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	3	3	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	0.7 S	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	0.7 S	0.7 S	2.1 NW	0.8 S	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	9	10	8	9	12	12	12	9	11	12	13	10	20	12	12	18	18	8	16	9
Energy(?)	3276	1057	699	1209	1253	600	2320	525	627	645	693	1904	1645	1242	778	1696	1437	497	603	1331	558	535
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		11:47PM 1.44		1:09PM 1.50	12:39AM 1.90		2:20PM 1.38	1:15AM 1.85		4:21PM 1.01	2:00AM 1.80		5:48PM 1.32		4:04AM 1.83		7:21PM 1.17	5:49AM 1.43		8:39PM 1.41	6:32AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	5:27PM 0.28		6:57AM 0.63	6:17PM 1.02		7:14AM 0.68	6:41PM 1.15		9:31AM 0.31		7:04PM 1.27	10:50AM 0.36		9:41PM 1.16	12:03PM 0.37		10:24PM 1.11			12:40AM 1.22		2:34PM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	17	19	12	15	14	14	16	18	6	9	12	15	23	20	18	23	22	16	23	21
Low °C	14	14	16	17	11	15	12	12	15	14	5	8	8	13	19	16	17	19	17	15	21	17
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	18	10	15	12	14	16	18	2	6	10	14	23	20	18	23	22	15	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:16	-
Sunset	6:06	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	0.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	0.1 SW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.2 S	1.2 NW	2.5 NW	0.1 SW	2.3 NW	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.0 WNW	0.7 S	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.6 S
Period (s)	11	10	9	15	9	9	15	12	12	12	11	12	14	10	10	12	12	9	18	8	8	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.8 NW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.4 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.4 NW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.3 SW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	16	14	12	11	22	20	20	19	18	11	17	16	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	-	-	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	-	3.0 NW	-	0.2 ESE	1.9 WNW	1.5 NNW	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	-	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	11	-	-	10	8	-	12	-	2	9	7	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	-	9

	Friday 06				Saturday 07								Sunday 08								Mon
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Double Point CAL - Marin County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	10	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9
Energy(?)	1006	2287	1382	1199	1057	1023	799	666	1044	748	511	1820	3877	1831	1640	1536	1295	693	1470	1455	1181	2184
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	11:40AM 1.19				12:08AM 1.93					1:54PM 1.23				2:00AM 2.07				4:00PM 1.10				2:26AM 1.15
Low Tide / height (m)			5:51PM 0.86				6:57AM 0.63				6:17PM 1.02	7:50PM 0.69				8:37AM 0.28				8:20PM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	14	16	16	15	14	18	20	14	17	15	13	12	11	16	19	14	12	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	18	19	13	16	16	15	14	18	20	13	17	14	12	11	9	15	19	13	11	9	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	0.3 SSW	1.6 NW	0.2 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.2 S	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 NW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	9	13	10	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	14	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.8 NW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	13	16	13	13	13	13	15	12	12	12	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	-	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	-	1.8 NW	2.1 WNW	-	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	13	13	-	-	8	12	-	9	12	-	9

	Friday 06													Saturday 07
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Double Point CAL - Marin County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.7 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	11	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1006	1006	1578	1577	3276	1596	3157	3150	678	1421	1211	431	431	367	367	545	271	572	649	527	527	479
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:40AM 1.19	12:13PM 1.65													1:13AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)								5:51PM 0.86	6:59PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	18	18	17	18	17	18	15	12	13	15	13	13	12	13	10	10	15	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	17	18	18	16	18	16	18	14	10	12	14	12	12	10	12	8	8	14	14	12	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.3 SSW	2.3 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 NNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 S	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.2 S	1.1 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	10	10	10	10	15	10	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.7 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.3 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.0 NNW	1.4 NW	-	0.3 NNE	-	0.8 NNW	1.1 NW	0.3 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	11	-	11	11	10	9	-	5	5	5	5	8	-	2	-	5	6	2

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