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

	Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Mon
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Santa Cruz Rockview Street CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Popotla Baja Norte	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	6	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	4.0 NW
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	8	11	8	16	9	9	14	9	13	9	10	9	9	10
Energy	1109	1123	693	325	590	520	643	565	1457	2119	1184	554	782	1130	503	1009	1694	1222	1458	2277	1376	2977
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			9:06PM 1.44	7:21AM 1.04	7:59PM 1.44	9:08PM 1.92	8:32AM 1.58		8:28PM 1.61	9:26AM 1.57		10:20PM 2.96	10:37AM 1.63		8:23PM 2.44	11:37AM 1.64		10:21PM 1.87	12:38PM 1.63		10:45PM 2.44	12:10PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)	1:18PM 0.16		3:51AM 0.39	1:13PM 0.26		3:42AM 0.21			3:14AM -0.08		3:31PM 0.55			2:40PM 0.92	3:31AM 0.00		5:42PM 1.36		5:48AM -0.09	4:48PM 0.73		5:28AM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	14	11	17	18	13	18	20	16	24	17	13	20	17	17	19	13	15	18	13	14	15
Low °C	15	14	9	13	18	11	13	19	11	19	16	11	13	17	16	13	13	11	12	12	14	15
Chill °C (?)	17	13	11	17	18	13	18	20	15	24	16	11	20	16	17	19	10	14	18	11	12	15
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	8:16	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.2 W	0.7 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	15	11	14	11	8	11	16	9	9	9	10	9	15	13	12	13	13	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 SW	0.2 S	0.7 W	1.3 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.1 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	7	16	15	13	14	12	13	12	16	20	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	14	18	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NW	-	-	1.2 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	4.0 NW
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	11	-	12	5	8	11	8	-	-	-	-	9	13	9	10	9	9	10

	Monday 11								Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Montara CAL - San Mateo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 NW	1.0 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.6 NW	1.1 WNW	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period(s)	11	11	11	16	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	12	12	12	11	11
Energy	1017	1780	1396	785	562	891	1074	1491	1353	528	522	664	651	319	663	1155	566	1260	564	861	935	997
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			6:54AM 1.20					8:13PM 1.46			7:21AM 1.04	9:05AM 1.18			7:59PM 1.44					9:45AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)					12:48PM 0.19													2:31AM 0.68				2:01PM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	10	12	12	13	14	17	14	11	11	12	13	11	12	18	15	14	12	13	16	12	22	20
Chill °C (?)	10	12	12	13	13	17	14	11	11	12	13	10	10	18	15	14	12	12	15	10	22	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 NW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	11	7	12	12	12	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 SW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	17	16	16	16	6	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	13	13	15	11	7	14	14	18	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NNW	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 NW	-	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	-	-	-	6	11	11	11	7	12	6	-	11	11

	Monday 11
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Montara CAL - San Mateo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	11	11	12	16	9	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	16	16	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	935	1024	1265	686	655	1780	1682	1874	1396	551	623	686	648	343	645	787	707	1019	1019	597	678	678
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	on	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								6:54AM 1.20													7:37PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)			1:28AM 0.66											12:28PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	11	13	10	12	12	11	12	14	15	13	13	17	18	22	18	18	17	12	13	12
Chill °C (?)	11	13	10	12	9	12	12	10	12	14	15	12	12	17	18	22	18	18	17	11	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	12	8	9	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	18	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NNW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	7	-	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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