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

	Tue		Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tue
	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	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Augustine CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County
Rating	0	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	1	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	15	12	12	11	10	20	16	16	16	14	13	14	14	9	10	11	19	18	18	17	16	16
Energy	415	3102	1574	1737	3358	1584	2582	2059	1426	964	1272	207	217	1816	1796	1229	1294	1424	933	1361	722	523
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	7:31PM 1.69	8:54PM 1.77	9:30AM 1.01		10:11PM 2.20	10:14AM 1.51		8:57PM 2.12	10:21AM 1.46		10:48PM 2.63	10:39AM 0.98		10:04PM 1.61	1:19PM 1.18		10:35PM 1.61	12:36PM 1.43		11:08PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		3:53AM 0.04		3:08PM 0.59			4:11PM 1.36	4:18AM 0.30		3:26PM 1.19			4:02PM 1.25		5:22AM -0.23	4:53PM 0.99		5:38AM 0.22	4:13PM 1.22		8:14AM -0.16	4:21PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	12	13	14	11	14	13	13	17	18	11	16	21	14	15	20	15	21	27	16	17	21
Low °C	18	10	12	14	11	13	12	13	14	18	10	16	20	9	10	20	9	15	27	11	13	21
Chill °C (?)	18	10	13	12	11	13	11	12	17	18	9	16	21	12	15	20	15	21	27	16	17	21
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-
Sunset	8:00	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	3.0 NW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	15	12	12	14	10	10	16	16	16	14	8	6	13	9	10	11	10	8	18	10	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 S	1.1 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	13	14	23	20	20	9	10	10	14	13	14	14	12	21	20	19	18	16	17	9	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 W	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 WNW	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	10	-	-	9	8	10	7	-

	Tuesday 26				Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	0	0	4	5	5	9	7	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	15	15	14	12	12	13	12	12	13	11	10	10	10	10	11	20	18	16	18	16	16	16
Energy	307	415	2659	3848	3102	8190	8909	1574	1481	1737	3493	3302	3358	3067	1019	1584	1969	2582	1338	3047	2059	1039
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:12PM 2.60				9:30AM 1.01				10:11PM 2.20				10:14AM 1.51	11:08AM 1.13			10:44PM 2.21
Low Tide / height (m)	12:58PM 0.37					3:02AM 0.52			1:51PM 0.97	3:08PM 0.59								4:11PM 1.36				4:16AM -0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	13	10	10	12	10	13	15	14	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	12	14	11	13	12
Chill °C (?)	18	18	11	8	8	10	9	13	14	14	11	11	11	10	12	13	14	10	14	10	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.5 WNW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	16	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	10	10	10	10	11	10	18	16	10	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.5 NW	1.7 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 NW	1.2 WNW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	12	9	9	13	13	15	15	14	14	23	22	21	20	19	14	20	10	9	18	8	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.6 W	2.4 WNW	-	-	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	5	14	-	-	13	12	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Mystos CAL - Sonoma	Mystos CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	0	0	4	5	5	9	7	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 NW	3.5 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s)	14	14	15	13	13	15	15	16	14	6	14	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	14
Energy	6347	4667	307	4106	4380	415	399	384	2659	563	2527	3848	6027	6003	3102	6856	10213	8190	6230	8987	8909	5992
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																						8:40AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)				2:48PM 0.51													3:43AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	18	12	12	19	19	14	13	15	12	10	10	10	10	11	9	12	12	9	10	15
Chill °C (?)	11	10	18	11	11	18	19	12	11	14	10	8	8	8	8	11	7	10	11	8	9	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	3.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 WNW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	14	14	15	13	13	15	15	16	16	15	15	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SW	1.5 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	1.5 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.7 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	12	15	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	16	16	13	15	15	15	14	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	-	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	-	3.5 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	5	6	14	14	6	14	-	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	12	12	14

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