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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wed		Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	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	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	3.0 NW	0.8 SSW	2.1 WNW
Period(s)	11	10	18	18	16	15	14	13	14	8	9	11	9	19	18	18	17	16	16	8	15	7
Energy	1424	3374	1844	1067	1014	1478	854	1218	217	835	1860	1211	754	1313	1037	1125	1529	977	412	2037	450	739
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:11PM 2.20	10:48AM 1.67		9:09PM 1.60	11:44AM 1.24		10:48PM 2.63	10:39AM 0.98		10:04PM 1.61			10:35PM 1.61		2:03PM 1.30	11:08PM 1.59			11:31PM 1.61		2:08PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	2:53PM 0.56			2:52PM 0.69	4:16AM -0.20		5:21PM 0.50			4:02PM 1.25		7:32AM -0.20	3:39PM 1.18		8:06AM -0.20	6:19PM 0.92		7:18AM -0.19	4:44PM 1.25		7:40AM 0.28	5:21PM 1.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	11	15	15	15	14	14	11	16	21	16	13	24	17	13	14	15	15	25	18	20	25
Low °C	15	11	12	14	12	12	14	9	15	20	9	11	23	11	11	13	11	12	23	16	14	25
Chill °C (?)	14	11	15	15	14	13	13	9	16	21	15	12	24	17	12	14	15	14	25	17	20	25
Sunrise	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	8:31	-	-	8:16	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 NW	0.9 W	0.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.0 SW	0.7 SSW	1.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	10	10	10	16	15	14	8	7	13	9	11	20	10	10	18	10	16	16	8	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.6 SW	0.3 SW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	20	18	18	10	13	14	13	14	14	12	21	16	19	18	15	17	15	15	16	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW	-	1.5 WNW	-	-	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	8	9	-	9	-	-	9	10	8	6	8	8	7

	Wednesday 27				Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 W	2.2 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	12	11	10	10	10	9	18	18	19	18	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy	390	1424	2960	3028	3374	3085	3396	1844	1588	1067	2445	3056	1014	1070	2030	1478	1186	854	1502	1600	1218	1054
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:11PM 2.20				10:48AM 1.67				10:44PM 2.21					12:51PM 1.23			10:22PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	1:32PM 0.49	2:53PM 0.56					5:09AM 0.01			2:52PM 0.69				4:16AM -0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	11	11	11	11	12	15	14	15	12	12	12	12	14	14	12	14	12	10	9	9
Chill °C (?)	15	15	11	11	11	10	11	15	14	15	11	12	12	12	14	13	10	13	12	9	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	2.2 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	14	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	9	14	22	21	20	19	18	18	19	18	8	8	10	9	9	13	14	14	14	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	7	8	-	-

	Wednesday 27												Thursday 28
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	19	18	18	18
Energy	1465	827	390	1087	1549	1424	1452	1365	2960	3137	4380	3028	3114	3241	3374	3367	3166	3085	3182	3292	3396	3309
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											9:44PM 2.63	10:11PM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)			1:32PM 0.49	2:18PM 0.56															5:09AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	16	16	13	12	15	15	15	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	13	15	15	12	10	15	15	15	11	11	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	9	14	14	14	14	14	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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