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

	Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Fri
	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	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Frankport Oregon South	Frankport Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	17	16	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	22	19	17
Energy(?)	7372	5591	4884	2043	1395	1204	1428	1602	3760	1986	1717	2304	1192	1524	1569	840	948	1091	1118	1710	10086	6696
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			1:37AM 1.40		2:25PM 1.38	1:10AM 1.68		1:44PM 1.13	1:45AM 1.74		6:22PM 1.69	8:44PM 3:50AM 1.01 1.51			9:02PM 1.13	4:49AM 1.53		9:26PM 1.20	6:34AM 2.06		10:09PM 1.99	8:09AM 2.54
Low Tide / height (m)		5:46PM 0.72		8:41AM 0.83			8:14AM 0.89	5:41PM 1.04		10:23AM 0.81		9:12PM 1.01	12:04PM 0.27		11:18PM 1.09	1:00PM 0.17		12:32AM 1.09		2:26PM 0.48	2:10AM 1.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-
High °C	18	16	16	19	20	14	14	14	9	14	16	9	11	12	11	11	11	8	11	11	8	9
Low °C	17	16	16	16	16	13	14	12	9	12	15	8	10	11	10	10	8	6	10	9	7	8
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	19	20	14	14	13	9	13	16	8	9	11	11	10	9	6	10	11	6	7
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:15
Sunset	-	5:24	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 W	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	16	17	16	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	19	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.6 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	16	15	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 06						Saturday 07								Sunday 08
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	3.0 W	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15
Energy(?)	7402	6291	6821	6575	6066	6204	5377	5244	3192	3505	1452	1395	1116	1129	1204	1174	1204	1152	1390	1471	3567	3529
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:53PM 1.09	1:15PM 1.56			12:04AM 1.77					2:23PM 0.98				2:23AM 1.50					4:46PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)									6:53AM 0.89					7:33PM 0.65				9:42AM 0.40	10:21AM 0.81			9:41PM 1.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	17	16	15	16	16	15	16	19	16	20	16	14	13	13	13	16	14	14	9	9
Chill °C (?)	18	15	17	16	15	16	16	15	16	19	16	20	16	14	13	13	13	16	14	14	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	3.0 W	3.0 W
Period (s)	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 W	0.2 W	0.1 S	0.1 SW
Period (s)	-	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	-	12	12	12	12	16	17	17	19	20	12	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 06	Saturday 07
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 W	2.3 WNW	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	17	14	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	7149	3877	6669	7620	7464	6291	3236	3864	3058	4559	4527	5126	5060	5027	4671	4609	4271	4184	3979	3727	2939	2618
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)								11:20AM 1.55			2:34PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)				7:34AM 0.86												7:03PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	15	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	15	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	17	14	15	17	17	15	17	17	17	17	15	17	16	15	15	15	15	14	11	11	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 W	2.3 WNW	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	1.8 WNW	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	17	14	17	16	16	17	14	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	1.7 W	0.3 S	-	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.7 W	1.8 WNW	1.3 W	0.3 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-
Period (s)	13	18	14	-	13	13	18	14	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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