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

	Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tue
	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	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Frankport Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Calafia Baja Norte	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	2.3 WSW	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	1.6 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.7 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.4 W
Period(s) (?)	14	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	18	18	17	16	14	14	12	12	16	14	17	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1643	792	1366	708	2639	1891	2780	3535	5486	2819	5194	4884	2601	2589	884	2242	5097	4252	661	4240	3670	1911
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			12:26AM 1.46	10:07AM 2.06		11:06PM 1.80	10:44AM 1.80	1:43PM 2.34	2:27AM 2.50		2:34PM 2.12	3:01AM 2.47		2:23PM 0.98	3:43AM 1.97		5:04PM 1.31		4:36AM 1.97	5:53PM 0.88		5:25AM 1.94
Low Tide / height (m)		5:26PM -0.18		4:08AM 0.79	4:42PM 0.34		4:53AM 0.80		7:58PM 0.67	8:44AM 0.94		8:31PM 0.91	8:32AM 0.44		9:17PM 0.67	10:38AM 0.37		9:40PM 0.95	11:57AM 0.37		10:23PM 1.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	6	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	15	14	23	17	18	17	16	20	18	17	17	25	19	14	12	11	10	23	11	8	9
Low °C	21	14	12	18	15	17	16	14	17	18	17	17	22	17	13	11	11	9	20	9	5	8
Chill °C (?)	24	15	14	23	17	18	17	16	20	18	17	17	25	18	14	11	10	8	23	8	5	8
Sunrise	6:39	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:35	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	5:35	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:40	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	2.3 WSW	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	1.7 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.7 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.4 W
Period (s)	14	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	18	14	17	16	14	14	12	12	16	14	12	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 W	0.7 W	1.3 WNW	0.2 S	1.8 WSW	1.5 W	0.3 SSE	1.6 W	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.8 W	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	1.0 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	12	20	18	15	16	14	13	17	13	18	12	14	12	12	16	18	12	16	17	16	15	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NW	1.4 WNW	-	1.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	15	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	14	14	13	16	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	3270	1418	1110	1099	1461	1272	1078	1004	1366	2088	2142	2220	1134	1044	3023	3208	3427	3691	3025	3127	3064	3535
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				9:27AM 2.26						1:20AM 2.47			11:36AM 1.51					1:53AM 2.14				2:01PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)			4:55AM 0.61				4:13PM 0.16					7:02AM 1.02				7:08PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	15	22	24	21	19	14	13	12	12	15	23	23	16	14	14	13	14	20	19	14
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	22	24	21	19	14	12	11	11	15	23	23	16	13	14	12	13	20	19	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	15	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	14	14	13	16	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	0.2 S	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	1.6 WNW	1.4 SW	1.5 W
Period (s)	14	12	12	12	16	16	15	18	18	18	16	16	14	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	13	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period(s) (?)	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3425	1653	1629	1639	2154	2126	2098	1342	1342	1163	1128	990	951	835	767	879	862	927	848	655	893	995
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:56PM 1.45											10:50AM 1.68		12:16PM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)						3:20AM 0.78			6:12AM 1.10											5:24PM -0.21	6:48PM -0.15	7:08PM -0.23
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	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	11	10	11	12	14	19	21	16	17	15	16	13	19	15	16
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	16	17	17	17	10	9	10	12	14	19	21	16	17	15	16	12	19	15	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	15	18	18	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	22	22	12	12	21	21	20	20	20	21	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Los Angeles County	San Diego County	Sonoma County
Marin County	San Luis Obispo	Ventura County
Mendocino County	San Mateo

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