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

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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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Marina CAL - Monterey	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	4	5	7	7	6	5	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	W 13	W 14	W 15	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 16	W 18	W 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	W 23	W 19	WNW 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	1042	3100	6155	6443	5306	3154	1613	1533	7098	16243	13668	9814	6408	5007	16134	12677	8321	6432	4635	3045	1336
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	SE	S	ESE	SSE	W	WSW	NNW	SSW	WSW	NE	SW	SE	NW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:19AM1.66m		2:18AM1.61m	12:32PM2.10m		2:08AM1.51m	10:43AM1.93m		3:11AM1.48m	12:42PM1.52m			4:11AM1.44m	2:36PM1.82m		4:56AM1.17m	2:00PM1.26m		6:05AM2.12m	4:38PM1.95m
Low Tide		6:56PM0.29m	7:17PM-0.19m	6:47AM1.09m			4:14AM1.30m	6:46PM0.43m	7:25PM0.39m	7:34AM1.07m		8:15PM0.46m	6:26AM1.42m		10:22PM0.06m	9:03AM1.06m		9:25PM0.60m	11:42AM1.56m		10:17PM0.26m


mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	7	19	3	1	7	—	—	—
Max °C	21	17	14	20	15	17	19	18	13	15	15	15	18	13	14	16	14	14	11	11	12
Min °C	20	15	14	18	14	15	18	17	12	14	15	14	18	13	12	14	13	12	9	9	11
Chill °C	21	17	13	20	15	17	19	18	12	15	15	15	18	13	13	16	13	13	10	10	11
	6:41	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:41	—	—	7:05	—	—
	—	5:00	—	—	4:59	—	—	4:55	—	—	5:00	—	—	4:59	—	—	4:58	—	—	4:55	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	W 13	W 14	W 15	W 14	WNW 14	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 16	W 18	W 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 13	W 19	WNW 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	1042	3100	6155	6443	5306	3154	1613	1533	7098	16243	13668	9814	6408	3771	16134	12677	8321	6432	4635	3045	1336
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 20	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	S 16	W 23	SSW 16	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	46	65	136	133	31	67	86	144	2400	86	121	307	132	5007	220	218	107	105	33	18	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 7	S 4	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	WNW 17	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	408	16	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1025	—	—	4255	—	—	—
Sea °C	19	15	15	15	14	19	23	23	20	17	18	20	22	15	17	20	19	23	15	15	19
Diff °C	+4.9	+2.1	+2.1	+2.1	+2.0	+5.0	+6.5	+6.5	+5.1	+3.6	+4.4	+5.2	+6.2	+2.1	+3.6	+5.0	+4.9	+6.6	+2.2	+2.2	+4.9

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