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

	Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thu
	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	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Alisitos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	2	2	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 NNW	1.2 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW
Period(s)	12	12	11	7	8	8	20	8	7	8	11	8	16	11	11	11	8	8	14	18	16	11
Energy	679	1069	270	162	766	1027	200	1006	763	771	859	1683	744	976	794	563	708	437	408	454	313	409
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		5:51PM 2.08	3:42AM 2.35		6:36PM 1.44	2:23AM 0.45		6:44PM 1.12	4:44AM 1.14				7:23AM 1.44	7:26PM 1.34		7:13AM 1.11	7:50PM 1.49		7:42AM 1.15	7:32PM 2.16		9:18AM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)	10:29AM 0.59		10:11PM 1.79	11:20AM 0.71		8:32PM 0.20	11:16AM 0.08		11:44PM 0.85	12:05PM 0.59		12:21AM 1.14	1:54PM 0.24		1:40AM 0.46	1:16PM 0.23		2:00AM 0.66	1:25PM 0.27		2:03AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	20	16	21	20	13	18	20	12	18	12	15	19	14	15	18	15	16	16	22	19	16
Low °C	12	18	10	18	20	12	17	20	11	16	12	14	16	14	15	16	15	14	13	22	17	13
Chill °C (?)	12	20	16	21	20	11	18	20	10	18	10	14	19	13	15	18	15	16	16	22	19	16
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01
Sunset	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	7:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 W	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 NNW	1.2 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	12	14	5	7	17	18	20	16	8	8	11	9	10	11	11	11	8	8	11	11	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	7	18	11	9	13	16	5	15	12	13	18	17	16	16	16	15	11	11	14	13	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.8 WNW	1.1 NW	-	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	1.6 NNW	2.1 NW	-	1.7 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.4 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	12	6	-	8	8	-	8	7	-	6	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-

	Thursday 07						Friday 08								Saturday 09
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	0.9 W	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	12	12	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	11	16	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	20	16	8
Energy	621	679	594	572	670	987	868	739	649	281	412	317	650	1737	1314	1096	1035	1418	307	284	515	2103
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					5:40PM 1.41			2:07AM 1.29					6:36PM 1.44			3:20AM 1.20					5:36PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)		10:30AM 0.63								10:35AM 0.51	11:20AM 0.71			10:02PM 0.96				10:55AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	13	13	10	13	14	14	16	17	14	23	13	15	15	15	17	19	16	18	17	17
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	12	9	12	13	13	16	17	13	23	12	14	14	15	17	19	16	18	17	17
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.9 W	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	11	10	8	15	8	8	8	8	8	9	16	16	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	6	7	14	12	12	12	11	13	16	18	13	18	18	19	20	16	16	9	9	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 NW	-	1.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	-	-	-	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	10	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	8

	Thursday 07																		Friday 08
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.0 NW	0.9 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	2.1 NW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	7	7	7	7	7	6	13	13	7
Energy	609	761	668	680	758	381	453	471	488	324	576	133	644	593	593	593	486	513	130	107	155	865
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													5:40PM 1.41									2:07AM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)															7:48PM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	12	12	12	18	20	20	20	22	13	24	11	17	16	16	16	12	14	15	15	14
Chill °C (?)	10	11	12	12	12	17	20	20	20	22	12	24	10	16	15	15	15	9	14	15	15	13
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.9 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	7	13	6	6	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	1.0 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	7	14	6	14	14	14	12	18	14	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	1.0 W	-	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.0 NW	-	-	-	2.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	5	-	6	-	7	7	7	-	7	-	-	-	7

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