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

	Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	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	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	0.7 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 NW	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.7 NW	3.0 NNW	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	9	16	9	9	9	9	24	21	20	20	19	9	9	17	10	10	9	14	14	10	9	13
Energy	1307	455	1099	1704	856	2351	929	1436	1359	1822	1362	2606	2724	1604	1399	1348	1714	1050	920	1044	1535	505
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:08PM 1.66	2:37AM 1.20		5:16PM 1.29	3:56AM 1.07		5:24PM 1.74	4:19AM 1.01	6:24AM 1.09	6:31PM 1.97		8:19AM 0.78	6:59PM 1.63		10:16AM 1.13			10:10AM 1.64		9:58PM 2.47	11:12AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	8:57AM -0.02		9:29PM 0.91	11:39AM 0.05		11:04PM 0.79	11:29AM 0.20		11:03PM 0.60	12:13PM 0.33		1:14AM 0.26			2:02AM 0.00			3:01AM 0.25		2:41PM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	22	14	13	21	15	13	24	17	13	23	18	17	22	17	16	19	20	18	14	14	19
Low °C	13	20	11	11	19	13	11	24	16	12	22	11	13	22	15	15	18	18	16	14	13	17
Chill °C (?)	19	22	12	12	21	13	13	24	17	12	23	18	16	22	17	16	19	20	18	14	14	19
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:23	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.8 WNW	1.3 S	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NNW	1.7 NW	3.0 NNW	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	9	15	8	8	21	20	9	19	9	9	17	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.8 SW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 S	0.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	16	16	26	14	14	14	14	20	13	18	18	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	-	1.9 WNW	-	-	1.6 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	8	-	-	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06						Sunday 07								Monday 08
	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	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Simeon Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Saint Annes CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	5	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.2 NW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S
Period(s)	10	9	10	16	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	24	24	21	21	21
Energy	3220	1307	1499	455	933	1359	1099	2501	1144	1704	818	856	869	3280	2351	2055	1649	929	1057	1436	1416	1137
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)								2:49AM 1.17								3:56AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)		8:57AM -0.02				9:35PM 1.33								10:57PM -0.02	11:04PM 0.79				11:28AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	19	14	20	17	13	12	9	10	13	19	21	17	11	13	13	12	13	14	24	17	17
Chill °C (?)	15	19	13	20	17	12	10	8	10	12	19	21	17	11	12	12	12	13	14	24	17	17
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	1.0 SSW	2.2 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S
Period (s)	10	16	10	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	16	15	15	9	8	8	8	8	8	21	21	21
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.1 S	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	16	12	16	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	26	26	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	-	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	-	1.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	10	9	-	9	10	8	9	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	-	8	8	-	-

	Saturday 06																		Sunday 07
	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	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	San Simeon Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	5	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.0 SSW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	16	10	10	16	16	16	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	9
Energy	3337	3296	3220	1540	1514	1307	1291	545	1499	1499	455	455	455	1107	933	1807	1801	1359	1291	1137	1099	1099
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													5:08PM 1.66									2:37AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)					9:23AM 0.02												9:05PM 1.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	15	16	19	21	21	14	15	21	20	18	17	17	11	11	13	13	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	15	16	19	21	21	13	14	21	20	17	16	17	8	8	12	12	12	10	11
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	16	16	12	12	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	-	-	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	-	9	9	9	-	-	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	9

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