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

Change units	Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 8	SW 15	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 8	SSW 13	WNW 11	S 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	NW 9	WNW 14	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	281	250	322	255	214	301	261	264	291	151	238	243	286	360	421	1034	1147	711	772	747	511
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	ENE	WNW	NW	N	W	NW	ENE	WNW	WNW	NE	NW	NNW	SSE	WSW	WNW	N	W	WSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		4:40PM1.75m		7:40AM1.30m	5:06PM1.91m		6:49AM1.29m	7:30PM1.69m		8:53AM1.44m			8:56AM1.51m		10:03PM2.43m	10:28AM1.75m		9:39PM1.88m	10:57AM1.80m		10:30PM1.81m
Low Tide	10:28AM1.01m		00:23AM-0.03m	11:54AM1.04m		00:09AM0.00m	12:03PM0.73m		2:51AM0.48m		2:47PM0.68m	1:30AM-0.04m		2:57PM0.41m	4:23AM0.60m		4:56PM0.76m	3:42AM0.59m		5:06PM0.15m	4:15AM0.73m
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Max °C	23	20	22	29	28	31	34	22	16	29	25	27	31	33	17	21	21	23	18	19	19
Min °C	20	19	21	23	26	30	31	21	15	24	23	26	26	32	17	17	20	20	16	17	16
Chill °C	23	20	22	29	28	31	34	22	16	29	25	27	31	33	17	21	21	23	18	19	19
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