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 29			Sunday 30			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			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	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	16	14	13	13	12	22	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	15	13	14	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1275	1053	669	745	1414	1695	1354	1180	1049	2037	2742	2080	3033	1827	1831	1871	1453	765	1133	599	359	484
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:59PM 2.07		5:28AM 1.86	5:11PM 1.47		5:56AM 2.00	6:35PM 1.47		6:38AM 1.73		7:48PM 1.50	7:16AM 1.87		9:21PM 1.24	7:56AM 1.98		10:23PM 1.32	9:10AM 2.14		10:42PM 1.19	9:19AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)		11:05PM 0.27	11:54AM 0.97		11:06PM 0.74	12:47PM 0.69		12:02AM 0.46		2:15PM 0.06	12:37AM 0.96		2:14PM -0.24	1:36AM 0.78		3:00PM -0.42	2:26AM 0.88		3:55PM -0.48	2:50AM 0.80		4:54PM -0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	14	12	17	13	14	16	14	16	11	15	17	13	12	15	15	16	17	16	11	17	12
Low °C	15	13	11	14	11	11	13	13	16	10	14	15	11	10	13	14	16	16	16	10	16	11
Chill °C (?)	16	13	11	17	13	14	15	13	16	11	15	17	11	12	15	14	16	16	16	11	17	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 NNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 W
Period (s)	11	10	14	16	14	13	13	12	11	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	15	13	14	7	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 NW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	1.1 NW	0.4 SW	1.1 W	0.6 NW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	8	15	15	14	13	13	7	10	11	10	12	8	15	11	14	9	14	12	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 NW	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	3	-	-	6

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	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	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1417	1698	1456	1368	1149	1265	1003	1016	516	1587	1350	1185	1414	1484	1385	1346	1161	1448	1308	1176	1180	1087
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							5:28AM 1.86				5:11PM 1.47				6:03AM 1.60				6:28PM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)	11:48AM 1.51				10:23PM 0.63				11:54AM 0.56				11:04PM 0.36				12:42PM 0.28	1:24PM 0.31			11:51PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	15	15	15	15	15	14	17	11	15	13	12	12	11	12	15	14	14	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	13	10	14	14	14	15	15	13	17	10	15	13	12	12	11	12	15	13	13	14	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.6 WNW	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 NW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	8	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1601	1936	1415	1443	1319	1275	1319	1295	699	1353	1438	571	549	544	574	501	522	958	793	785	1003	953
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						3:39PM 1.52														5:30AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)		11:22AM 0.84											10:12PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	19	19	18	17	16	14	13	10	16	12	12	12	12	11	12	10	14	14	15	15
Chill °C (?)	12	11	19	19	17	16	15	14	13	8	16	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	14	14	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	-	-	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	5	5	5	5	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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