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

	Sun	Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08
	Night	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 California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.0 WNW	1.7 W	1.5 W	0.9 WNW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	2.1 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	1.7 W
Period(s) (?)	16	15	16	15	14	11	12	18	13	14	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	6667	5008	4101	1661	1643	876	1445	972	2831	3622	2697	3009	5352	5443	3872	4343	2031	1528	1039	1792	1949	1432
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:10AM 1.99	11:27AM 3.01		11:35PM 1.77	10:10AM 2.18		10:52PM 1.68	11:31AM 1.98		11:01PM 1.79	10:39AM 1.79		1:23AM 1.48	11:29AM 1.58	1:15PM 1.56	12:10AM 1.78	12:18PM 1.32	3:33PM 1.92	3:37AM 2.42		4:46PM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)		5:31AM 1.26	6:32PM -0.38		4:07AM 0.89	5:37PM 0.22		5:38AM 0.91	4:42PM 0.34		4:47AM 0.79	6:32PM 0.21		5:48AM 0.85			6:49AM 0.88		9:03PM 1.14	10:39AM 0.91		9:38PM 1.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	17	19	23	17	13	23	16	14	16	14	14	19	17	16	23	19	13	13	14	13
Low °C	15	19	17	18	22	15	12	22	12	12	15	13	13	18	15	15	21	15	11	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	16	19	17	19	23	17	13	23	16	13	16	14	14	19	17	16	23	19	13	13	14	13
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	6:39	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:39	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.0 WNW	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	2.1 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	16	15	16	15	14	11	12	12	13	14	13	14	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.6 W	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	20	18	18	16	14	13	12	-	14	13	12	12	12	16	20	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	4

	Sun		Monday 02								Tuesday 03								Wednesday 04
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	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
Rating	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	14	16	16	15	13	13	14	13	14	13	12	12	14	13	13
Energy(?)	7593	7241	6594	6545	6208	5008	5158	3834	3131	3698	3048	1285	1110	1099	1260	1272	1078	1004	1445	2068	2235	2173
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:37AM 1.87			9:56AM 2.31				9:58PM 1.74				9:27AM 2.26	10:43AM 2.17					1:20AM 2.47
Low Tide / height (m)	5:36PM -0.41			3:53AM 1.02									4:55AM 0.61				4:13PM 0.16					7:02AM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	11	15	15	19	16	20	18	18	17	14	14	22	22	21	20	13	13	12	12	15
Chill °C (?)	12	10	10	14	15	19	16	20	18	18	17	14	13	22	22	21	20	13	12	11	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:58	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.9 W	2.1 W	2.1 W
Period (s)	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	14	16	16	15	13	13	14	13	14	13	12	12	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	13	12	15	14	12	12	12	12	16	15	18	18	18	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.8 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 01							Monday 02
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	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
Rating	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.0 W	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	16	18	18	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	7701	7073	7669	6715	5207	6842	4821	6677	2876	3103	3355	4641	4295	2305	5603	3501	3419	3857	3562	3282	3236	2931
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)																	8:45AM 2.37			11:17AM 2.87
Low Tide / height (m)		5:40PM 0.01									2:31AM 0.80		4:06AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	17	16	17	15	17	17	17	17	13	13	18	16	17	18	12	14	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	13	12	11	16	15	16	14	17	17	17	17	13	12	18	16	17	18	11	14	15	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.0 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.0 W	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	16	18	18	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	6	13	13	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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