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

7 day 48 hour

	Thu		Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 S	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	17	8	8	15	7	15	16	7	17	16	9	9	16	14	14	14	18	13	8	8	8	9
Energy(?)	293	519	346	334	479	380	416	465	469	306	861	671	337	350	276	218	152	116	385	655	555	993
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:54PM		8:11AM	6:30PM		8:40AM	7:06PM 5:55PM		9:48AM	6:45PM	8:34PM	10:13AM		8:36PM	11:10AM		10:13PM	12:32PM		1:57PM	2:37AM
Low Tide / height (m)		12:55AM	1:00PM		2:07AM	12:13PM		2:25AM	1:21PM		4:08AM	1:19PM		4:12AM	1:17AM	2:13PM		5:32AM	5:58AM		9:49PM	6:46AM 12:44AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	17	20	18	18	15	18	22	21	14	17	15	15	18	15	15	23	18	13	21	23
Low °C	16	13	15	20	14	16	13	15	19	21	13	15	15	13	15	14	12	21	17	11	19	22
Chill °C (?)	16	14	17	20	17	18	15	17	22	21	14	17	14	15	18	15	15	23	18	13	21	23
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	8:17	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:46	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	1.4 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 SSW	1.3 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	17	7	8	15	7	15	16	7	17	16	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	6	8	8	8	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 W	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 NNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.3 S
Period (s)	14	17	15	7	16	19	21	14	7	13	14	16	9	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	-	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	9	8	8	-	7	8	6	7	7	7	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	9

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Calafia Baja Norte	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt
Rating	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	0.9 SSW	1.7 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	6	8	8	7	17	8	17	15	17	8	7	16	16	15	16	16
Energy(?)	318	293	278	408	519	396	534	346	404	334	516	810	479	421	421	380	318	416
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			6:56PM 1.90				7:16AM 1.29				7:17PM 1.64					8:14AM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)					1:16AM 0.38				11:45AM 1.08					2:18AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	13	14	13	14	17	17	23	20	12	13	15	14	16	18	14	15
Chill °C (?)	18	15	12	12	13	14	16	17	23	20	10	13	15	14	15	18	12	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	1.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	9	17	15	8	7	7	8	8	17	15	17	8	7	7	16	15	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 S	0.5 W	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	18	14	18	17	17	18	17	15	12	7	11	16	16	16	21	19	21	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 WNW	-	1.6 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	-	9	6	8	8	7	8	8	7	-	6	8	7	7	7	8	6	6

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