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

	Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Fri
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW	0.7 S	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	8	10	9	10	13	9	12	12	12	9	10	10	13	10	10	12	19	8	8	9	9
Energy(?)	818	1487	981	729	519	1961	621	2416	482	392	723	655	681	1620	1267	768	2830	668	1039	1142	2398	856
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:21PM 1.18		11:47PM 1.44		1:47PM 1.21	12:39AM 1.90		1:31PM 1.29	1:15AM 1.85		4:03PM 1.21	2:50AM 1.53		6:24PM 1.01	3:53AM 1.49			7:31PM 1.34	4:57AM 1.47		8:33PM 1.70	6:32AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)		5:51PM 0.86		6:46AM 0.22			8:30AM 0.20	5:42PM 1.11		8:59AM 0.67		8:06PM 0.84	10:36AM 0.22		8:50PM 0.94	11:50AM 0.20		11:00PM 1.23	12:54PM 0.14	2:08PM 0.13	12:12AM 1.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	13	15	17	19	14	15	14	17	17	19	13	14	13	15	23	20	17	23	21	17	18
Low °C	14	13	14	16	16	11	15	11	16	16	14	11	13	8	13	20	17	15	19	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	17	11	14	16	19	13	15	12	17	17	19	13	13	11	14	23	20	17	23	21	16	18
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:26
Sunset	-	6:12	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	0.3 SSW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.1 SW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	0.2 S	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.1 SW	2.2 NW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 NW	2.3 NW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	11	14	10	9	15	13	9	15	12	12	12	10	10	14	10	10	12	9	8	11	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.9 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.9 WNW	0.1 SW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.8 NW	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	15	16	13	13	13	-	13	13	12	5	16	11	11	11	13	20	20	19	18	18	17	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 NW	-	-	1.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	-	3.0 NW	-	-	2.0 WNW	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	-	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	10	13	-	12	-	-	9	-	-	13	-	-	12	-	8	8	9	9

	Friday 06						Saturday 07								Sunday 08
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 NW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	13	8	12	12	9	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1013	1667	1006	2259	2640	1113	2467	1023	799	706	1044	790	1278	1631	1032	1966	1640	1614	1246	772	1377	1447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			11:40AM 1.19									1:54PM 1.23				1:32AM 1.64				4:00PM 1.10
Low Tide / height (m)	6:03AM 0.21				6:42PM 0.48				6:57AM 0.63					7:05PM 0.58				8:55AM 0.25				8:20PM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	17	19	19	18	15	11	15	14	18	20	15	16	15	14	12	11	15	13	14	13	11
Chill °C (?)	9	17	19	19	18	14	10	14	14	18	20	14	16	15	14	11	9	14	12	14	12	9
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.5 NW	0.3 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 NW	1.7 WNW	0.4 NW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	13	10	8	13	8	12	12	9	12	16	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.8 NW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-	2.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	-	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	10	-	9	-	-	-	9	9	8	8	-	8	-	-	-	-	12	6

	Friday 06	Saturday 07
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	7	8	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1134	2033	1085	930	3275	1667	1800	1800	1512	1511	575	1487	888	1348	754	1466	843	808	1460	735	535	418
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								11:28AM 1.61	12:13PM 1.65													1:30AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)															6:37PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	10	11	11	17	11	18	18	17	17	13	17	15	13	13	14	13	11	17	11	13
Chill °C (?)	10	12	8	10	10	17	9	18	18	16	16	11	16	14	12	12	12	12	10	17	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	0.3 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.2 S	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	10	10	15	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 NW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 W
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	18	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	11	16	14	14	13	14	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-	1.8 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	11	-	10	-	-	-	7	8	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	-	-	5

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