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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	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 16	SW 18	SW 18	NNW 8	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	89	99	836	574	226	499	375	375	515	366	411	633	971	569	423	302	417	348	245	253	394
Wind (km/h)	SE	SW	NW	WNW	W	NNE	WNW	NW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSE	WSW	NNW	NE	SSE	WSW	SSW	WNW	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	12:27PM1.32m		00:13AM1.78m	1:35PM1.75m	2:25PM1.45m	2:14AM1.71m		3:42PM1.73m	3:55AM1.80m		2:53PM1.83m	1:45AM1.14m		4:16PM1.94m		5:36AM1.50m	4:45PM0.59m		7:47AM0.77m	5:51PM1.97m
Low Tide		5:36PM0.55m		6:56AM0.16m	7:39PM0.64m	8:14PM0.61m	7:34AM0.35m		10:11PM0.62m	8:11AM0.57m		8:13PM0.55m	9:12AM0.38m		00:05AM0.40m	10:42AM1.04m		00:22AM0.28m	12:54PM0.49m		00:41AM0.28m
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Max °C	19	20	20	18	21	13	19	14	13	18	24	21	19	21	16	21	22	19	18	25	22
Min °C	19	20	16	16	20	11	16	14	12	17	24	21	18	20	14	18	21	18	16	24	22
Chill °C	19	20	20	18	21	13	19	13	12	18	24	21	19	21	16	21	22	19	18	25	22
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