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.

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: California Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, California Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, California Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, California Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: California Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: California Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, California Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, California Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, California Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Fri		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	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	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	5	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	2.1 SW	2.5 W	3.5 WNW	2.3 NW	3.0 WNW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	14	13	7	10	12	11	12	11	11
Energy(?)	1151	2018	615	671	614	282	538	485	528	490	282	387	241	267	175	733	1461	3817	1440	2516	1059	1761
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		9:15PM 1.42	8:04AM 1.61		10:11PM 2.26	9:32AM 2.43		10:29PM 1.63	10:55AM 1.52		11:11PM 1.44	11:06AM 1.37		11:40PM 1.48	10:48AM 1.83		11:14PM 1.48	11:55AM 1.23		11:35PM 1.49	1:06PM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)		2:11AM 0.89		3:28PM 0.47	3:44AM 1.25		4:21PM -0.05	4:16AM 0.50	5:30AM 0.37	3:47PM -0.04		5:26AM 0.24	5:31PM 0.10			4:41PM 0.70		5:23AM 0.01	4:55PM 0.33		6:46AM 0.02	6:26PM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	5	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	17	19	22	19	19	17	20	10	9	15	9	12	11	9	10	10	10	13	11
Low °C	12	10	13	16	16	17	18	14	14	18	7	7	15	8	9	11	9	8	10	6	8	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	17	19	22	19	19	17	20	10	8	14	9	11	8	6	8	6	7	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	7:35	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:40	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 SW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	1.0 WNW	2.5 W	3.5 WNW	0.5 SW	3.0 WNW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	10	11	10	10	10	10	13	8	8	7	8	8	15	8	13	12	10	12	12	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	14	11	13	13	13	13	13	8	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	-	-	9	8	8	7	-	-	8	-	-	7	-	-	11	-	-	-

	Friday 27				Saturday 28								Sunday 29								Mon
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	9	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8
Energy(?)	954	1599	1037	1321	1176	1287	1103	1695	593	697	1368	1321	1345	1163	516	572	291	356	618	526	501	567
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:30PM 2.14				8:02AM 1.73				10:05PM 1.33				8:18AM 1.97				9:58PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	1:35PM 0.30	2:11PM -0.05				2:40AM 1.45				2:31PM -0.19				3:52AM 0.53				3:00PM -0.09				4:00AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	15	13	8	8	9	10	19	15	15	14	15	15	15	19	22	25	23	20	17	12	11
Chill °C (?)	20	14	13	8	7	9	9	19	15	15	14	15	15	15	19	22	25	23	20	17	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	11	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	10	9	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.6 NW	0.9 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	12	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	10	8	10	10	-	-	10	9	9	9	8	8

	Friday 27												Saturday 28
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 NW	1.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	9	10	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Energy(?)	924	679	850	978	1058	1151	1405	1794	508	524	636	636	636	699	605	605	301	328	286	358	816	699
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										8:43PM 1.15	9:26PM 1.26										7:46AM 1.58	8:04AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)				2:32PM 0.46											1:30AM 1.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	14	16	14	13	12	14	15	11	13	11	11	11	11	14	15	14	13	14	13	11	15
Chill °C (?)	21	13	16	13	12	10	12	15	9	13	11	11	11	11	14	15	14	13	14	13	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	0.4 WNW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 NW	1.5 NW
Period (s)	11	10	10	9	10	10	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	16	16	14	14	13	14	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

List of all animated swell maps

Del Norte County	Monterey	Santa Barbara
Humboldt County	Orange County	Santa Cruz
Los Angeles County	San Diego County	Sonoma County
Marin County	San Luis Obispo	Ventura County
Mendocino County	San Mateo

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None