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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7 day 48 hour

	Mon	Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Monday 14
	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	18	17	8	7	8	9	8	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	355	280	218	152	107	180	342	702	802	694	992	942	1480	867	924	1786	1137	580	1431	886	2007	2049
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:18PM 1.71	11:04AM 1.03		8:36PM 2.14	11:08AM 1.43		10:21PM 2.33	12:58PM 1.70		10:23PM 1.75	11:01AM 1.12		9:49PM 1.84		2:34PM 2.33	1:16AM 2.79	1:03PM 0.31		12:15AM 1.65		3:23PM 1.49	2:01AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)	4:03AM -0.12		3:32PM 1.42	4:16AM 0.19		4:16PM 1.41		5:57AM 0.16	3:07PM -0.04			3:40PM 0.67		7:46AM 0.19	7:30PM 1.51		6:22AM -1.04	6:17PM 0.79		9:13AM -0.10		8:34PM 0.80
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	16	16	21	18	19	20	19	19	19	18	21	13	16	13	14	18	16	14	16	14	13
Low °C	11	13	16	20	16	18	18	15	19	15	18	21	11	12	13	12	16	15	13	13	14	11
Chill °C (?)	12	16	16	21	18	19	20	19	19	19	18	21	12	16	12	14	18	16	14	16	13	12
Sunrise	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	1.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.4 SW	1.6 WNW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NNW	2.1 NW	0.5 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	15	14	8	5	8	13	7	8	16	8	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	9	8	14	13	13	16	16	16	12	19	17	17	17	15	16	16	16	15	10	14	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	-	3.5 NW	3.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	8	7	8	9	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	10

	Mon		Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09

Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	13	13	17	8	8	7	7
Energy(?)	350	350	355	276	273	280	218	218	171	141	152	135	135	107	162	180	241	450
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:18PM 1.71					11:45AM 1.63			9:02PM 1.72					12:50PM 2.16			9:34PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)				3:40AM 0.26				3:32PM 1.42				3:33AM -0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	11	12	15	16	16	16	14	14	20	21	21	18	19	18	15	19
Chill °C (?)	13	13	10	10	14	16	16	16	13	14	20	21	21	18	19	18	14	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	15	9	9	14	14	8	13	13	5	6	6	8	13	13	13	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	14	14	8	8	14	18	8	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	3	8	8	7	7

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