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 09			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WNW	1.6 WSW	1.1 W	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	1.7 NW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	15	13	12	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	792	887	524	1148	2181	1580	1166	440	496	738	1601	2845	3129	2712	4212	1516	2008	1955	1688	2036	1322	1196
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:10PM 2.18		2:30AM 1.36	12:07PM 1.89			4:59AM 1.76	3:41PM 1.91		6:01AM 1.80	4:32PM 1.49		6:53AM 1.87	5:16PM 1.61		6:50AM 1.52	6:28PM 1.56		7:00AM 1.97		7:31PM 1.54	7:25AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)		6:58PM 0.18		5:47AM 1.26		9:01PM 0.23	10:10AM 1.08		10:58PM -0.00	11:38AM 0.98		10:45PM 0.11	12:58PM 0.81		11:39PM 0.21	12:53PM 0.47		12:23AM 0.73		1:39PM 0.69	12:58AM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	40	3	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	17	22	27	24	23	24	21	17	16	16	11	10	13	12	12	10	10	17	14	12	16
Low °C	24	17	21	27	24	22	23	20	16	16	14	8	9	12	10	11	9	8	14	12	11	15
Chill °C (?)	25	17	22	27	24	23	24	21	17	16	15	7	10	11	10	9	9	8	17	13	11	15
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35
Sunset	-	5:01	-	-	5:02	-	-	4:50	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.6 WSW	1.1 W	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	1.7 NW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	15	13	12	12	10	9	15	14	15	15	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.7 NW	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	2.3 NW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	18	12	16	15	15	15	14	16	16	16	13	9	14	17	15	16	12	15	14	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SSW	-	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	-	1.7 S	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	8	9	11	-	6	-	-	4	-	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.6 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1063	1238	1185	1101	977	571	1255	1365	1399	1310	1378	1068	1780	2181	1507	1094	1580	1482	1354	1166	1064	860
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					11:00AM 2.08					3:53AM 1.76				1:15PM 2.01					4:27AM 1.67			2:32PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)			4:26AM 1.17					8:55PM -0.33				7:37AM 1.10				8:37PM -0.12				9:06AM 1.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	17	17	17	18	24	17	16	16	15	19	24	19	24	21	21	23	22	22	24	23	20
Chill °C (?)	23	17	17	17	18	24	17	16	16	15	19	24	19	24	21	21	23	22	22	24	23	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.6 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	17	17	17	12	12	12	15	14	15	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1065	1380	1423	1325	1324	969	588	578	578	545	624	409	566	716	379	333	642	571	562	552	460	457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			12:56AM 1.33												12:12PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)										7:42AM 1.05												7:58PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	16	16	16	17	23	15	15	15	15	17	24	16	24	24	24	23	24	23	22	22	22
Chill °C (?)	23	16	16	16	17	23	15	15	15	15	17	24	16	24	24	24	23	24	23	22	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 NNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	18	18	18	18	18	13	13	13	13	11	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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