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 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 NW	2.4 NNW	0.8 SSW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	16	8	15	14	14	18	17	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	8	10	9
Energy(?)	951	888	337	392	355	280	201	152	107	98	394	813	1606	1034	901	866	1908	862	1368	701	880	1224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	6:45PM	9:01PM	10:30AM	7:23PM	10:02PM	12:35PM	8:00PM	9:40PM	12:44PM	8:55PM	11:02PM	12:07PM		11:20PM	12:14PM		11:42PM	1:28PM		3:24PM		3:49AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:37AM	2:00PM 1:12PM			5:29AM			5:48AM	5:07PM		5:13AM	5:00PM		5:26AM	5:46PM	4:00AM	6:33AM	8:06AM		10:40PM	8:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	12	15	17	13	15	18	21	18	22	19	16	16	18	19	19	14	15	15	15	15	14
Low °C	19	12	12	17	11	12	18	20	16	16	17	13	15	12	16	17	12	12	14	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	19	12	14	17	13	14	18	21	18	22	19	15	15	17	19	19	12	15	15	15	15	13
Sunrise	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-
Sunset	8:54	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:42
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.4 NNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	1.4 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	2.4 NW	0.5 SW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	14	9	9	8	15	8	8	5	8	13	7	16	16	19	9	16	10	10	9	8	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	18	14	16	16	9	14	14	13	13	16	16	12	12	15	17	12	17	15	16	10	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 NW	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.6 NNW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	3	-	-	-	-	5	3	5	7	8	9	9	-	9	10	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Calafia Baja Norte	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 SSW	2.4 NNW	2.4 NNW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	8	10	16	9	9	16	16	8	8	8	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	333	951	475	547	888	888	636	337	401	392	341	350	355	343	273	280	218	201
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:44PM 2.03						11:23AM 1.91			8:18PM 1.71					11:45AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)	12:13PM 1.17	2:51PM 1.07				4:47AM -0.00				3:33PM 1.59				4:45AM -0.12				2:45PM 1.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	16	17	12	12	18	15	17	17	13	13	11	10	15	15	16	18
Chill °C (?)	19	19	15	17	12	12	18	14	17	17	12	13	10	10	14	14	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NW	1.0 SSW	2.4 NNW	2.4 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	17	14	7	16	9	9	16	9	8	8	8	14	15	8	9	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	13	18	13	6	14	13	6	16	16	16	16	9	9	15	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	8	10	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-

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