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

	Mon		Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Mon
	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	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	2	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.3 W	1.3 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	14	13	12	12	15	13	11	12	12	12	6	7	7	8	8	20	8	8	7	16	16	7
Energy	1019	829	622	574	284	589	516	807	454	496	126	177	796	301	459	755	753	681	505	390	528	510
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	3:04PM 2.08	1:34AM 2.51		3:53PM 1.11	12:04AM 1.90		4:45PM 1.37	2:11AM 1.47		5:51PM 2.08	2:16AM 1.76		6:30PM 1.57	3:22AM 1.67		6:01PM 1.16		6:07AM 1.63	7:45PM 1.34		6:02AM 1.56	7:31PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)	7:46PM 1.54		9:11AM -0.07	7:33PM 0.88		8:14AM 0.46	5:40PM 1.37	8:53PM 1.07	10:09AM -0.04		8:39PM 1.47	10:30AM 0.51		10:26PM 1.44	12:13PM 0.12		12:52AM 1.69	1:11PM 0.25		1:28AM 0.66	12:37PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	12	14	15	16	13	16	11	11	19	15	22	21	16	24	26	12	19	15	18	19	17
Low °C	15	11	12	15	15	10	16	10	10	18	14	19	21	15	21	26	12	17	13	17	16	17
Chill °C (?)	14	11	13	14	15	12	15	9	11	19	14	22	21	15	24	26	9	19	14	18	19	17
Sunrise	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-
Sunset	7:47	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	0.4 SW	1.3 W	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	1.0 W	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 SW	0.9 WNW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	15	13	14	12	12	12	6	7	17	8	20	14	9	8	9	16	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	0.6 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 SW	0.4 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	9	16	8	15	5	16	15	7	7	14	13	11	13	18	15	16	13	18	18	9	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	1.0 WNW	-	-	1.5 WNW	-	-	2.5 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	-	1.3 WNW	-	1.1 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	11	-	-	6	-	-	7	-	8	7	8	-	7	-	6	-

	Monday 04				Tuesday 05								Wednesday 06								Thu
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	16	13	12	13	12	13	13
Energy	963	853	1001	1003	1085	1047	1009	573	417	578	540	515	529	561	682	285	864	677	775	857	596	576
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		3:04PM 2.08			11:28PM 1.98					3:57PM 2.14			12:43AM 1.92					4:53PM 1.56			1:25AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)							7:20AM 0.39	8:16AM -0.10			6:33PM 1.38									8:22PM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	11	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	11	16	14	13	10	10	14	14
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	16	13	12	8	10	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	16	13	12	13	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 NNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	16	16	17	15	14	14	17	15	15	15	15	11	6	7	8	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	-	-	-	7	7	6	5	6

	Monday 04												Tuesday 05
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	12	12	12	12	13	13
Energy	981	1000	1112	1175	925	1019	987	848	514	863	980	968	981	933	726	237	736	617	767	735	880	885
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				2:58PM 1.14										12:05AM 1.99	1:34AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)							5:04PM 1.25		7:35PM 0.94												7:55AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	16	12	12	11	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	11	12	11	11	14	14	14	9	11	12	11	11	11	12	11	15	12	12	11	11	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 NW	0.9 NNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 NNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 NNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	8	8	15	9	9	8	16	16	8	16	16	16	16	8	16	16	8	16	16	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-

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