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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	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	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	WNW 11	NW 13	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 14	WNW 12	WNW 11
kJ	806	706	563	422	491	405	325	544	716	897	897	673	733	1075	2207	1138	928	2891	1273	2739	1771
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	S	NNE	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NE	NW	WNW	E	NNW	NW	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	12:08PM1.64m		4:16AM1.52m	1:02PM1.54m		2:52AM0.91m	11:42AM1.41m			12:46PM1.29m			7:09AM1.48m	4:40PM1.49m		8:01AM1.32m	5:05PM1.62m		7:59AM1.65m	7:22PM1.41m	8:12PM1.34m
Low Tide			9:22PM-0.01m	6:51AM1.10m		4:11AM0.91m			10:06PM0.55m			10:39PM0.23m	9:48AM1.46m		00:29AM0.23m	12:49PM0.98m		2:02AM0.27m	1:17PM1.21m		3:28AM0.18m
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Max °C	22	17	16	24	26	27	31	34	27	29	34	19	29	12	10	12	27	10	17	12	13
Min °C	17	17	13	17	24	25	26	32	26	27	28	15	26	12	9	10	25	8	14	12	12
Chill °C	22	17	16	24	26	27	31	34	27	29	34	19	29	11	10	12	27	9	16	10	13
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