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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Change units	Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	WNW 18	WNW 18	NW 17	NW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	452	452	525	523	584	604	759	657	568	515	431	1029	859	724	619	2758	2262	2778	2438	1822	580
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNE	NNW	NNW	WSW	NNE	NNW	SE	SW	NNW	N	W	NNW	NE	E	WNW	ENE	WSW	NE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:36AM2.30m		2:08AM1.54m	1:14PM2.02m		3:34AM1.26m		2:08PM1.93m	3:09AM1.02m	1:21PM1.89m	2:29PM2.01m		6:18AM1.41m	4:28PM1.66m		7:19AM2.24m	5:16PM1.78m		7:13AM1.85m	7:46PM2.17m
Low Tide		6:35PM0.09m		7:05AM0.90m			8:40AM1.00m			6:45AM1.26m		10:14PM-0.09m	10:44AM0.98m		11:21PM0.33m	12:51PM1.43m		00:17AM0.42m	1:05PM1.00m	2:09PM1.22m	00:59AM0.14m
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Max °C	18	19	17	13	14	16	13	14	19	17	17	16	13	13	17	14	21	20	22	18	19
Min °C	14	18	16	10	13	14	10	13	18	17	16	15	7	13	17	11	21	19	19	18	16
Chill °C	18	19	16	13	13	16	12	13	19	17	16	16	13	12	17	14	21	20	22	18	19
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