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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Change units	Thu 13		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thu 20
	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	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	2	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NW 7	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 7	SW 18	WNW 7	NW 8	W 8	WNW 8	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	W 16	SW 18	NW 8	NW 8	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	257	318	145	136	242	108	234	560	195	488	693	330	267	255	251	375	632	358	439	318	261
Wind (km/h)	WNW	N	WNW	W	NNE	S	WSW	N	SE	WNW	NNW	WSW	WSW	NW	WNW	NW	SSE	WSW	WNW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		10:34PM2.20m	1:53PM1.45m		10:45PM1.98m	11:47AM1.26m		11:37PM1.87m	12:27PM1.32m		00:13AM1.78m		2:25PM1.45m	1:22AM1.49m		3:42PM1.73m	3:55AM1.80m		4:22PM1.76m	1:45AM1.14m
Low Tide	2:58PM1.09m		7:14AM-0.45m	4:42PM0.86m		5:18AM-0.46m	5:38PM0.79m		5:59AM-0.36m	5:46PM0.98m		7:14AM-0.26m	7:39PM0.64m		10:08AM-0.05m		10:11PM0.62m	9:57AM0.67m		8:13PM0.55m	10:22AM0.40m
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Max °C	20	13	15	26	20	21	26	20	20	33	21	19	22	18	13	15	12	18	14	21	14
Min °C	20	12	14	25	15	20	25	14	20	31	17	14	22	13	11	15	12	15	13	20	13
Chill °C	20	12	14	26	20	21	26	20	20	33	21	19	22	18	12	14	11	18	14	21	14
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