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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7 day 48 hour

	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	13	10	10	17	9	9	16	16	14	14	14	14	18	7	8	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1050	851	1391	528	1150	1084	534	547	400	325	280	213	255	715	540	557	633	1496
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:45PM	6:00AM		8:28PM	7:22AM		9:57PM	9:11AM		9:07PM	7:51AM		10:47PM	11:36AM		9:51PM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:41PM 11:47PM	12:12AM	2:06AM	1:09PM		1:56AM		2:48PM	4:03AM		4:04PM	3:06AM	2:00PM 11:54AM	3:56PM	1:32PM	5:26AM	5:21PM	4:24AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	13	20	11	10	17	16	15	17	14	12	16	17	14	13	19	16
Low °C	11	17	12	16	10	9	14	15	15	15	13	10	14	15	12	11	18	15
Chill °C (?)	18	16	13	20	8	10	17	16	15	17	13	12	16	16	14	12	19	15
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:24	-	-
Sunset	-	7:43	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:49	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	1.2 NW	0.8 SSW	2.5 NNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	13	10	10	11	18	9	16	16	14	14	14	6	13	14	8	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	20	19	16	17	15	17	10	9	20	20	20	14	18	18	13	17	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	0.4 W	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	1.4 NNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	-	10	10	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	5	7	8	7	9	12

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	12	13	13	10	10	9	10	9	9	17	16	9	9	9	9	10
Energy(?)	1050	1094	1076	1050	689	851	709	1482	1391	1002	1126	528	539	1150	1050	1385	1084	566
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			6:08AM 1.66					8:32PM 1.26			7:13AM 1.22					9:47PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)	11:47PM 1.38				12:25PM 0.46								12:37PM 0.49	2:04PM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	7	7	18	18	17	14	10	13	10	11	20	20	10	11	9	9	14
Chill °C (?)	11	4	4	18	18	16	14	8	13	10	11	20	20	7	11	8	8	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	0.6 SSW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	0.6 S	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 NW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	13	9	18	13	13	10	10	19	10	9	10	11	16	18	9	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	13	20	19	19	16	16	16	18	18	17	12	15	17	18	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	0.8 WNW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	1.8 NW
Period (s)	8	9	12	-	-	10	10	9	10	9	9	-	12	9	-	-	-	10

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