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

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	Sat	Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Fri
	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 (?)	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	24	22	20	18	17	16	16	17
Energy(?)	1387	1264	1152	2126	6983	8439	6206	3614	3189	1509	1132	3141	6481	10657	8128	6524	3777	3724
Wind (km/h)	10	5	5	15	5	10	15	5	15	5	5	0	5	5	10	5	5	10
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:32PM	10:11AM		11:51PM	10:42AM		12:33AM	11:14AM 11:09PM		1:16AM	11:48AM		2:02AM	12:32PM		3:08AM		9:41AM
Low Tide / height (m)	2:56AM	4:13AM	5:13PM		4:49AM	5:49PM		5:24AM	6:02PM		6:00AM		7:06PM 4:13AM	6:46AM		8:04PM	7:31AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	13	11	9	11	11	9	8	11	13	13	11	9	12	12	9	18	17
Low °C	8	11	10	9	10	10	7	7	10	12	11	9	8	10	11	9	15	16
Chill °C (?)	8	13	11	8	10	10	7	6	9	13	13	11	9	11	11	8	18	17
Sunrise	-	7:20	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:50
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	13	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	22	20	18	17	16	16	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	19	19	18	20	18	17	17	16	16	15	24	12	14	14	14	14	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	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 (?)	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	1095	1556	1387	1447	1426	1264	1189	1152	1049	1976	2126	2148	2033	6983	8588	8439	7142	6155
Wind (km/h)	5	5	10	10	10	5	5	5	5	10	15	10	10	5	10	10	15	15
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow
High Tide / height (m)			11:09PM 2.13				10:11AM 2.63				11:51PM 2.15				10:50AM 2.79
Low Tide / height (m)					4:13AM 1.32				4:51PM -0.07				4:49AM 1.39				5:55PM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	9	9	8	8	11	13	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	9
Chill °C (?)	13	8	8	7	7	10	13	11	10	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	8	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
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