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

	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Sat
	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	Port Orford Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Carpoforo Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	3	2	2	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 NNW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 W	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	1.7 WNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s)	8	16	16	14	15	13	12	13	12	13	12	7	8	16	15	14	14	13	10	10	10	10
Energy	557	464	651	903	493	696	736	471	258	53	452	590	195	841	852	517	757	485	790	1309	1183	2185
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)			8:30PM 1.54	8:30AM 1.78		9:26PM 2.42	9:27AM 2.18		10:00PM 2.51	10:26AM 2.18		10:48PM 2.20	11:23AM 1.63		9:39PM 2.08	10:52AM 1.62		11:35PM 2.78	10:46AM 1.12		10:43PM 1.54	1:36PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 0.00		2:34AM 0.56		2:53PM 0.09	3:38AM 1.02		3:33PM 0.81	4:25AM 0.81		2:18PM 0.20		5:14AM 0.03	3:26PM 0.87	4:32AM 0.39		4:47PM 0.51			6:17PM 0.81		7:02AM -0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	11	13	14	11	12	15	12	17	12	11	18	13	12	14	17	13	15	17	13	13
Low °C	11	13	10	10	14	8	8	14	11	14	12	11	14	12	10	11	17	12	12	15	9	11
Chill °C (?)	11	12	10	12	13	9	10	13	10	16	10	8	18	12	10	13	16	11	15	16	12	13
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	8:06	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:51	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 NW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	8	8	9	8	13	9	13	12	13	12	8	8	7	15	9	9	13	10	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.1 WNW	0.3 S	0.7 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 W	1.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.8 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	16	16	14	15	9	12	11	5	12	13	12	11	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	-	1.5 WNW	-	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	5	5	7	7	-	-	10	-	-	6	-	10	10	10

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	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Port Orford Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Port Orford Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	1.5 NW
Period(s)	9	8	9	8	16	16	16	15	14	14	16	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	14	9	13	9
Energy	639	445	633	613	628	559	651	646	586	652	101	968	1038	545	561	549	744	581	96	720	286	618
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:01AM 1.71					8:47PM 2.32				8:18AM 2.19				8:20PM 1.91				9:36AM 2.28				10:04PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)			1:46PM -0.01	2:07PM 0.08				2:40AM 1.25			1:13PM -0.01	3:02PM 0.19				2:28AM 0.83			1:48PM 0.09	3:49PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	13	12	13	11	10	10	10	10	12	17	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	17	11	14	9
Chill °C (?)	10	12	12	11	10	10	10	8	9	12	16	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	16	9	13	8
Sunrise	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.3 WNW	1.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	0.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	8	9	16	16	7	8	8	8	8	16	9	13	14	14	14	9	9	14	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 S	0.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 S	1.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	12	13	8	16	15	14	14	12	13	15	8	8	8	13	12	13	12	18	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.5 NNW	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 W	1.6 NW	0.5 WNW	1.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	4	9

	Saturday 25																		Sunday 26
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Port Orford Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Port Orford Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 W	1.7 NNW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 WNW	1.5 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	1.0 WNW
Period(s)	9	9	14	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	15	8	16	15	15	15	16	16	14	15	16	15
Energy	588	521	208	639	556	470	432	423	394	400	98	613	573	421	420	420	574	631	111	854	382	739
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	off
High Tide / height (m)															7:48PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)									1:54PM 0.59												1:36AM 0.52	2:42AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	10	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	16	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	12	9	12	9
Chill °C (?)	9	8	9	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	15	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	10	7	11	8
Sunrise	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 S	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 WNW	1.5 NNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	13	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	14	8	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 S	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 S	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	12	14	15	15	15	16	16	12	15	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	1.5 NNW	1.9 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	0.7 W	-	0.8 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	6	11	11	11	-	-	4	-	8	-

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