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

	Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sun
	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	Calafia Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Alisitos Baja Norte	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Port Orford Oregon South	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura
Rating	2	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.6 W	0.5 SSW	1.4 W	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	18	11	9	9	11	11	11	11	12	13	18	12	16	15	16	16	15	14	9	9	10	11
Energy	446	979	1037	870	897	617	642	356	707	910	468	697	312	469	484	770	646	1512	801	937	486	704
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	off	on
High Tide / height (m)			8:11PM 1.43		7:32PM 1.32	8:20PM 1.46	7:16AM 1.55		9:29PM 2.04	8:24AM 1.56		8:21PM 2.12	9:27AM 1.58		9:52PM 1.87	10:53AM 1.18		10:55PM 1.99	1:21PM 1.34		10:05PM 1.98	12:30PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	11:36AM 0.57		1:58AM 0.67	11:38AM 0.61		2:22AM 0.44	1:15PM 0.72		3:59AM 0.32	1:53PM 0.81		3:16AM 0.42		3:23PM 0.44	4:43AM -0.29		3:22PM 0.63		6:49AM -0.40	4:51PM 0.62		5:41AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	17	18	17	14	13	15	13	14	19	12	19	17	12	14	21	12	18	21	19	22
Low °C	15	19	15	16	16	11	12	15	11	12	19	11	16	16	10	12	19	8	11	20	16	19
Chill °C (?)	17	18	16	18	17	13	12	15	11	13	19	11	19	16	11	13	21	10	18	21	19	22
Sunrise	5:54	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	8:01	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:23	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:42	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.6 W	0.8 WNW	1.4 W	0.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	8	11	9	9	11	11	11	11	12	13	11	12	12	15	9	16	15	14	9	14	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 NW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	16	16	6	16	15	6	15	14	13	13	16	12	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	0.5 WNW	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.9 W	0.7 W	-	-	1.6 WNW	0.7 N	-	1.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	-	8	7	-	-	-	6	-	4	-	2	-	5	5	-	-	7	6	-	9	6	10

	Sunday 10						Monday 11								Tuesday 12
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	8	8	8	17	9	7	9	11	11	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	1456	971	1056	467	1159	1055	1037	1907	1002	870	896	1074	1014	1353	1049	528	522	527	523	608	546	608
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					7:08PM 1.23				7:39AM 1.59				7:31PM 1.84	8:20PM 1.46			7:21AM 1.04	8:41AM 1.26			7:50PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)			12:49PM 0.12				12:57AM 1.16				12:37PM 0.64									2:01PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	13	17	14	13	15	12	11	18	19	18	16	14	13	13	15	14	12	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	12	13	11	17	14	13	14	12	11	18	19	18	16	14	13	13	15	13	10	12	13	13
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:35	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.0 W	1.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	8	11	8	10	9	11	9	11	7	9	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	17	18	18	16	17	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	-	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.8 NW	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	8	7	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	6	5	-	-

	Sunday 10																		Monday 11
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period(s)	8	7	8	18	18	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	18	7	7	9	9	9	8	12	10	9
Energy	1001	718	757	395	1012	1008	704	1002	737	912	888	979	974	1017	1103	1150	1068	874	1940	1324	792	1049
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)															7:52PM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)							11:59AM 0.58	12:34PM 0.10	1:19PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	11	16	15	15	19	16	12	19	19	19	19	16	15	13	13	11	12	11	14	15
Chill °C (?)	9	8	9	16	15	14	18	15	10	18	18	18	18	16	14	13	13	9	10	9	14	15
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	18	12	12	8	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	18	18	9	9	9	9	12	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	18	18	18	18	17	8	18	18	18	18	18	18	12	12	18	17	18	17	15	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 NNW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	-	2.5 WNW	1.9 NW	-	1.5 NW
Period (s)	8	7	8	-	8	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	-	8	7	-	7

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