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 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	9	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	1.0 WNW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 W	4.0 W	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.8 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	14	12	12	11	16	15	14	8	10	9	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	15
Energy(?)	907	496	825	283	212	233	185	200	436	590	1125	997	2249	8171	3620	5219	2220	1487	1339	1060	1743	2454
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:39AM 1.63		3:29PM 0.97	3:29AM 2.02		4:04PM 1.16	3:15AM 1.98		6:06PM 1.24		5:20AM 1.84		8:56PM 1.22	5:33AM 2.26		9:01PM 1.07	7:17AM 1.92		10:51PM 1.81	8:22AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		7:26PM 0.44	9:25AM 0.38		8:25PM 0.95	9:54AM 0.70		7:45PM 1.05	11:35AM 0.44		9:19PM 1.14	1:00PM -0.13		12:15AM 1.05		1:56PM -0.27	1:00AM 0.78		2:59PM -0.01	3:42AM 1.03		3:43PM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	16	15	14	17	17	13	16	12	13	14	13	12	17	17	13	18	18	14	15	14
Low °C	14	14	16	14	12	15	14	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	12	15	16	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	15	14	17	17	13	16	10	12	13	12	11	17	16	12	18	18	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.0 WNW	0.4 WNW	2.2 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 W	4.0 W	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	2.0 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	14	8	14	12	12	11	10	10	14	13	10	9	13	16	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 W	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	7	15	15	15	18	18	16	15	13	17	16	14	8	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	11	12	11	11	16	16	14	15	15
Energy(?)	758	738	738	600	595	542	697	593	513	622	565	211	212	210	215	248	213	245	386	509	204	335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:54PM 1.10				1:07AM 1.84				1:24PM 1.25				3:24AM 1.71					5:26PM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)				7:26PM 0.44				8:07AM 0.86			6:41PM 0.88	8:07PM 0.66					11:10AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	13	12	14	15	14	17	15	16	16	14	12	12	17	14	17	16	14	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	15	16	12	11	14	15	14	17	15	16	16	14	12	11	17	14	17	16	14	10	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 NW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	11	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	12	6	10	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	8	8	15	12	12	8	15	15	15	18	18	15	16	16	16	16	14	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-

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	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	13	14	14	13	12	13	13
Energy(?)	911	759	758	748	879	521	516	482	920	645	737	600	584	483	344	463	636	618	535	341	388	434
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				1:54PM 1.10													2:30AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)									6:23PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	14	16	16	12	12	11	15	11	12	12	14	8	11	14
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	13	15	16	11	11	10	15	10	11	11	14	7	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	8	15	15	14	14	14	8	13	14	14	13	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.7 W	0.3 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.5 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	8	15	8	8	8	8	8	15	7	12	12	7	6	12	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

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