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 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			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	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lighthouse CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 W	1.5 SW	1.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 W	1.3 W
Period(s) (?)	7	9	8	10	10	10	14	14	14	8	8	14	12	14	12	10	13	18	18	18	13	6
Energy(?)	397	1276	878	632	742	676	338	326	249	287	478	781	1678	1558	986	532	654	218	579	661	377	170
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:49AM 1.84		11:40PM 2.23	11:37AM 1.27		10:44PM 2.27	12:15PM 1.64		11:23PM 2.32	1:25PM 1.59		10:57PM 2.23	1:11PM 1.31	2:37PM 1.52	1:53AM 1.90		3:59PM 1.52	1:22AM 2.09		5:02PM 1.46	2:17AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		5:35PM 0.34			4:36PM 0.47		5:45AM 0.13	5:14PM 0.63		6:42AM 0.07	5:53PM 1.14		6:29AM 0.12	6:39PM 1.23		8:42AM 0.12	7:43PM 1.33		9:24AM 0.23			9:58AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	light rain	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	5	-	-	4	8	3	1
High °C	19	18	15	20	17	14	19	17	12	14	14	13	15	17	14	12	17	17	15	15	12	17
Low °C	13	17	14	16	16	12	17	16	11	12	14	11	12	17	13	12	17	16	14	12	10	14
Chill °C (?)	19	17	14	20	16	13	19	17	11	14	13	13	15	16	13	10	16	17	14	14	11	16
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:16
Sunset	-	7:42	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:43	-	-	8:01	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 NW	1.7 NW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 NW	0.7 SSW	1.0 W	1.5 SW	1.2 WSW	2.4 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	14	14	13	10	10	15	14	9	14	8	8	7	12	14	12	10	13	12	8	8	7	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 W	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	18	17	17	13	12	10	14	8	14	14	14	13	7	13	12	19	18	18	18	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 SSW	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	1.4 NW	1.3 W
Period (s)	7	9	8	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	3	-	-	-	6	6

	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	10	11	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	14	15
Energy(?)	1057	1357	1543	573	642	885	2172	1601	1243	1225	1086	1287	1173	562	1054	1217	626	614	554	556	238	272
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)	11:08PM 2.09			10:40AM 1.27				10:25PM 1.61				10:02AM 1.63				10:45PM 2.28					11:03AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)			5:39AM -0.05			3:57PM 0.76					5:01AM 0.26			4:32PM 0.89	5:25PM 0.40				5:14AM 0.13			3:47PM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	7	14	19	22	17	12	13	14	15	15	15	19	10	14	14	12	15	17	20	19
Chill °C (?)	4	4	5	14	19	22	17	11	12	13	14	14	15	19	10	13	13	10	15	17	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	0.5 S	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	9	10	11	9	14	14	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	16	9	10	10	10	10	10	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	14	15	15	14	18	18	14	14	17	17	13	16	16	13	14	16	15	15	15	14	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 16
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.6 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	15	15	14	7	8	6	6	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	17	17
Energy(?)	1230	1057	1057	206	229	246	465	432	442	408	734	498	498	516	1197	1048	1159	861	925	1103	337	349
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)	11:08PM 2.09																					8:58PM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)						4:15AM 0.44											3:59PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	7	7	13	13	12	13	10	12	13	14	15	15	20	14	18	18	15	14	14	16	16
Chill °C (?)	4	4	4	13	12	10	12	8	10	11	12	14	13	20	12	17	17	13	12	12	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 SSW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 W	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	14	9	9	15	15	14	6	8	10	10	14	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	17	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	11	11	12	14	14	14	14	18	14	14	18	18	18	18	17	17	13	13	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 NW	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	1.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	5	5	6	7	5	6	6	9	-	-	9	8	9	9	8	8	8	-	-

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