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

	Wed	Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10
	Night	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 California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Sunset State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	0.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 S	3.0 WNW
Period(s)	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	24	20	20	19	18	18	16	9
Energy	1841	2617	1678	3353	3712	1812	3762	1522	1585	2719	2075	863	2150	2049	1196	1350	1241	1362	3035	1559	792	3047
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:09AM 1.55		3:49PM 1.15	1:03AM 1.41		4:01PM 1.47	1:58AM 1.77		5:08PM 1.66	2:49AM 1.17		4:58PM 1.62	3:56AM 1.07		7:14PM 1.92	4:19AM 1.01	5:30AM 0.94	6:31PM 1.97		7:13AM 0.92	6:10PM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)		9:30AM -0.11	7:20PM 1.05		10:11AM -0.07	7:31PM 1.37	8:41PM 1.41	8:57AM -0.02		10:07PM 0.90	9:40AM 0.08		11:04PM 0.79	10:17AM 0.66		11:03PM 0.60	11:17AM 0.36		1:23AM 0.31	12:10PM 0.52		2:11AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	15	23	16	17	16	15	19	22	14	15	25	16	16	13	17	15	20	15	17	19	14
Low °C	16	12	21	12	14	16	11	13	21	10	11	25	14	14	13	16	15	18	12	12	18	12
Chill °C (?)	20	14	23	16	17	16	15	19	22	12	15	25	15	15	12	17	15	20	14	17	19	12
Sunrise	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:06	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 W	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 S	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	8	10	19	10	10	10	10	10	16	9	9	15	8	9	8	20	20	19	8	9	16	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 W	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	18	19	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	26	14	14	14	14	14	13	18	18	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	-	3.0 WNW	-	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 NW	-	-	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	8	9	10	10	10	-	10	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	9	6	8	-	-	9

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	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Sunset State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.3 SSW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW
Period(s)	18	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	17	10	17	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	564	1239	1841	1865	2298	2617	1469	1678	1749	3540	3353	3299	3467	3712	1819	1812	1631	3940	3762	4149	3973	1522
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:09AM 1.55					3:49PM 1.15			1:03AM 1.41					4:01PM 1.47			1:58AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)					7:39AM -0.14	9:30AM -0.11			7:20PM 1.05					10:11AM -0.07			6:57PM 0.13	8:23PM 1.39				8:57AM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	18	17	16	12	15	21	23	16	13	12	15	21	17	18	16	14	17	12	15	16	19
Chill °C (?)	16	18	17	15	12	14	21	23	16	13	12	15	21	17	18	16	14	17	12	15	16	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	18	8	8	10	10	19	19	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	18	14	18	18	18	19	16	16	20	16	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	-
Period (s)	-	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.1 SW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s)	8	8	18	8	8	8	8	18	8	8	8	8	18	18	9	9	9	9	9	19	10	10
Energy	788	806	564	1208	1181	1239	1239	1476	1841	1840	1850	1865	1103	1365	2298	2507	2481	2617	2617	2336	1469	1520
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								12:09AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)															7:39AM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	24	16	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	11	11	12	13	15	15	15	15	21	22
Chill °C (?)	26	24	16	20	19	18	18	17	17	15	15	15	11	11	12	13	15	14	14	14	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	8	18	18	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	19	19	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	-	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	-	8	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10

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