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

	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wed
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cowells Cove CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County
Rating	3	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.7 NW	0.7 SSW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 SSW	2.3 WNW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	0.7 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	15	7	8	19	10	10	18	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	24	22	21	20	19	18	18
Energy	641	828	1014	711	1678	3353	1821	1806	3838	1446	878	2960	1154	947	1241	969	1125	1405	1712	1362	1600	1093
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:17PM 1.15	12:33AM 1.98		3:51PM 1.56	1:03AM 1.41		4:18PM 1.17	1:44AM 1.75		4:46PM 1.22	2:37AM 1.20		5:35PM 1.74	4:01AM 1.03		5:55PM 1.82		6:15AM 1.08	6:22PM 1.50		8:54AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		6:29PM 1.06		7:18AM -0.05	7:33PM 1.41		8:41AM -0.05		8:23PM 1.39	9:39AM 0.48		9:29PM 0.91	11:01AM 0.08		11:22PM 0.73	11:20AM 0.73		12:25AM 1.01	12:16PM 0.39		12:10AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	25	18	17	23	16	18	20	17	19	21	14	13	20	14	11	15	15	15	19	18	13
Low °C	12	23	11	16	22	11	15	19	15	13	20	12	11	20	11	10	14	15	12	19	16	12
Chill °C (?)	18	25	18	17	23	16	18	20	17	19	21	12	12	20	12	8	15	15	14	19	18	12
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.1 SSW	2.3 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	8	9	19	10	10	17	10	16	16	9	16	15	8	8	8	8	9	19	18	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 S	1.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 W	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	20	20	14	19	16	18	18	12	16	12	12	16	-	26	15	14	22	21	20	13	6	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 NW	-	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.3 WNW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	1.8 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	8	-	10	10	-	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	-	-	-	-	9	-	-

	Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Friday 05
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WNW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	1.3 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW
Period(s)	16	16	15	15	15	7	18	8	8	8	10	19	19	10	10	10	10	10	10	18	10	10
Energy	1044	1065	1039	641	679	828	647	1324	1014	1403	1395	711	815	1678	1675	3367	3353	3426	4474	1821	1940	1806
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	11:12PM 2.04					3:17PM 1.15			12:33AM 1.98					3:51PM 1.56			1:03AM 1.41					4:18PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)			7:20AM -0.16								7:39AM -0.14				7:20PM 1.05					8:41AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	17	18	18	23	25	17	18	12	11	12	17	17	23	16	13	12	18	14	18	17	20
Chill °C (?)	9	17	18	18	23	25	17	18	12	11	12	17	17	23	16	13	12	18	13	18	17	20
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	16	6	7	15	15	15	14	14	8	8	10	9	9	19	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 S
Period (s)	20	16	15	20	19	20	18	18	14	10	18	19	19	16	20	16	18	18	18	18	17	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.4 WNW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	-	-	2.3 WNW
Period (s)	9	7	7	7	7	7	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	10

	Wednesday 03
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.5 WNW
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	7	15	15	15	15	7	8	8	18	8
Energy	627	619	1044	618	1018	1065	1014	1024	1039	534	641	641	783	679	679	720	493	828	844	901	647	1447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																	3:02PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)								7:00AM 0.30	7:20AM -0.16										5:23PM 1.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	11	15	15	17	17	13	18	17	16	18	15	21	23	24	25	25	27	25	17	20
Chill °C (?)	15	15	9	15	15	17	17	12	18	17	16	18	14	21	23	24	25	25	27	25	17	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	7	6	6	7	7	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 W	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	5	5	20	5	16	16	16	15	15	6	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 NW	-	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	-	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	9	-	6	7	7	7	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	-	8

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