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

	Sun	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Sat
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	9	12	13	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1249	1003	1020	670	638	569	771	584	292	314	201	233	554	1016	1240	1240	886	671
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		10:58PM	9:11AM		12:39AM	10:43AM		1:10AM	10:23AM		1:29AM	11:00AM		1:15AM 11:39PM	11:40AM		3:05AM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:03AM		4:29PM		4:36AM	4:55PM	5:19PM	4:33AM	5:25PM		5:08AM	5:54PM		5:50AM	6:24PM	8:20PM	7:44AM 3:59AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	10	12	16	14	16	11	12	16	16	14	19	20	11	17	13	14	20
Low °C	15	10	11	15	12	14	11	10	13	13	12	16	16	10	12	13	13	16
Chill °C (?)	17	9	12	16	14	16	9	12	16	15	14	19	20	11	17	13	13	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:16
Sunset	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	9	12	13	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.2 SSW	0.3 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.7 NNW	1.1 NW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	9	12	12	12	16	15	14	8	8	13	13	14	16	12	7	8	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	0.5 NW	-	1.0 NW	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	1.5 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.5 NNW	-	-	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	-	7	2	2	5	7	7	-	-	3

	Sun	Monday 17	Tuesday 18
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	13
Energy(?)	1398	1249	1009	1009	1003	1026	503	1020	692	670	1020	648	638	705	589	569	576	771
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off
Tide State(?)	ebb	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	flow	flow	ebb	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb
High Tide / height (m)					12:07AM 1.75								12:04AM 1.28			9:47AM 1.73	11:28AM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)			4:06PM 0.20			3:58AM 1.01					5:18PM -0.11				4:02AM 1.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	15	16	10	10	14	11	16	16	10	14	14	13	12	14	11	11
Chill °C (?)	18	17	15	16	9	9	14	11	16	16	10	14	14	13	12	14	10	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 NW	0.3 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.7 W	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	9	6	9	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	18	16	16	16	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5

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