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

	Sat	Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ballona Creek and Jetty CAL - LA County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Rockview Street CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	State Line Oregon South
Rating	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 S	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	0.4 SW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 W	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	14	6	9	9	8	16	7	7	8	9	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	12
Energy(?)	920	426	198	224	305	375	265	147	293	529	613	1111	525	743	1034	1275	936	1726	586	723	415	855
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:26PM 1.83	9:56AM 2.26		10:59PM 2.35	9:52AM 1.85		11:30PM 1.83	11:12AM 2.65		11:42PM 1.71	10:48AM 1.44		12:10AM 1.72	10:07AM 1.89		12:55AM 1.22	11:50AM 1.16		11:46PM 1.92	11:02AM 1.03		12:39AM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	3:45AM 0.80		3:17PM 0.16			5:07PM -0.15		5:14AM 0.94	6:02PM -0.06		4:41AM 0.30	5:58PM 0.14		4:06AM 0.59		7:07PM 0.19	5:53AM 0.19	5:31PM 0.37		5:11AM 0.16	4:31PM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	17	20	14	16	14	16	17	14	10	10	10	17	18	13	18	18	19	20	18	15
Low °C	13	13	14	15	14	13	12	16	14	12	10	9	9	14	13	11	15	16	18	19	15	11
Chill °C (?)	13	12	16	20	14	15	13	16	16	13	8	8	8	17	18	12	18	18	19	20	17	14
Sunrise	-	6:50	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	1.2 W	0.5 SW	1.2 W	1.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WNW	2.1 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	1.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	11	8	13	9	13	8	7	12	7	8	12	13	10	16	11	11	11	11	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 S	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	14	15	13	18	13	9	16	17	13	12	16	16	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.4 W	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NNW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	9	-	-	7	7	-	9	8	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	6	7

	Sat		Sunday 01								Monday 02								Tuesday 03
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Ballona Creek and Jetty CAL - LA County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 W	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 W	1.2 W	1.2 WSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	7
Energy(?)	1008	1073	507	586	689	710	594	328	501	519	329	514	530	558	276	267	694	698	697	259	250	235
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)						9:33AM 2.03					10:12PM 1.42			8:08AM 2.30	10:14AM 1.33							9:51AM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)				3:36AM 1.28					4:48PM -0.25				4:18AM 0.57							2:33AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	13	16	13	13	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	12	17	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	16
Chill °C (?)	15	13	16	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	14	15	13	14	13	13	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 W	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 W
Period (s)	12	12	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 S	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	15	9	8	8	8	8	10	10	14	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	1.8 W	-	-	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	7	-	-	9	9	9	-	-	-

	Saturday 28							Sunday 01
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Ballona Creek and Jetty CAL - LA County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	1.9 NNW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	12	12	15	14	14	14	14	12
Energy(?)	1170	1302	649	848	968	1017	1014	699	922	952	258	295	292	100	242	241	245	200	175	178	190	363
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)							10:23PM 1.64										8:07AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)											2:26AM 0.67	3:30AM 0.71
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	14	18	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	19	13	13	16	17	18	22	22	16
Chill °C (?)	17	14	18	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	19	13	12	16	17	18	22	22	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.9 NNW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 WSW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.6 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	12	6	8	8	15	14	8	14	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 S	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 S	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.2 W	0.6 S
Period (s)	10	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	15	8	8	15	12	12	8	8	14	6	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	0.5 W	0.3 NW
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	5	-	8	4

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