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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Change units	Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	5
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	SSW 13	NW 10	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	SSW 16	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SSW 18	NW 10	SSW 16	NW 9
kJ	264	264	270	138	238	408	286	377	996	890	1230	519	519	479	437	319	449	877	1114	582	1497
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	SE	SW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	W	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:19AM1.37m	7:30PM1.69m		8:53AM1.54m		8:20PM1.64m	9:04AM1.51m		10:03PM2.43m	10:10AM2.14m		8:17PM1.63m	10:39AM2.22m		10:30PM1.81m	9:34AM2.00m		11:21PM1.74m	11:11AM1.64m		1:01AM1.45m
Low Tide	1:08PM0.85m		2:51AM0.48m		2:47PM0.68m	3:09AM0.05m		3:32PM0.47m	4:23AM0.60m		4:56PM0.76m	2:31AM0.10m		4:23PM0.48m	4:15AM0.73m		4:04PM-0.07m	4:46AM0.87m		4:41PM0.31m
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Max °C	25	21	16	24	23	18	31	21	16	21	20	25	22	22	20	24	25	17	17	22	13
Min °C	22	20	15	21	21	16	25	20	16	17	19	24	21	21	19	23	25	15	13	21	8
Chill °C	25	21	16	24	23	18	31	21	16	21	20	25	22	22	20	24	25	17	17	22	10
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