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

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 01
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	15	16	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	6168	3218	1697	1245	3238	1199	1042	1314	1697	1622	1299	2155	8077	7881	6728	4018	3320	1465
Wind (km/h)	15	15	10	5	0	5	5	15	10	5	0	10	0	15	15	5	10	10
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)			8:55PM	9:20AM	8:20AM	9:46PM	8:32AM		10:32PM	10:11AM		11:51PM	10:42AM		11:57PM	9:53AM	8:55PM	12:39AM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:08PM	1:50AM		3:44PM	2:24AM		3:26PM	2:56AM	4:13AM	5:13PM	3:29PM	4:49AM	5:49PM	3:50AM		4:57PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	12	12	10	12	17	13	9	13	12	10	12	11	8	8	11	13
Low °C	9	9	10	10	8	11	14	11	8	11	10	9	11	10	6	6	11	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	11	11	10	12	17	12	7	13	12	9	11	9	5	6	10	13
Sunrise	7:15	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	4:46	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	14	12	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	15	16	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	1.5 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.0 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	13	23	13	17	22	12	12	19	19	19	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-
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	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	15	13	13	14	14	13	13	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	7357	6168	3502	3218	3567	2095	1697	1327	1110	1245	3067	3238	3162	3081	1199	1112	1083	1042
Wind (km/h)	20	15	5	15	15	10	10	10	10	5	10	0	5	5	5	10	10	5
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	ebb	low	flow	ebb	low	flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:20AM 1.82				8:55PM 1.13				9:12AM 2.55								8:32AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)				3:38PM 0.29				1:50AM 0.59					4:04PM 0.57			2:24AM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	9	13	13	11	12	11	11	10	10	12	10	8	8	12	12	11	14
Chill °C (?)	2	7	13	12	9	11	10	10	9	10	11	10	7	7	12	11	10	14
Sunrise	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01
Sunset	-	-	-	4:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 NW	4.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	15	14	15	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.5 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	23	13	13	13	13	12	17	22	22	22	15	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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