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

Change units	Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	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	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	NW 9	NW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	SSW 14	NW 10	SSW 13	S 13	NW 10	SSW 16	SW 17	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	376	329	609	811	1060	1009	706	531	322	158	157	158	128	222	334	309	203	432	539	691	502
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	WSW	NW	NE	ESE	WNW	N	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SSW	N	WNW	NW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide	8:47AM1.40m	7:50PM1.70m	9:26PM1.53m	8:54AM1.94m		9:18PM1.70m	8:15AM2.00m		10:10PM1.69m	9:58AM1.70m		11:03PM1.67m	10:59AM2.43m		1:33AM1.78m	11:04AM1.87m		1:16AM1.29m	11:43AM1.89m		3:23AM1.67m
Low Tide		2:03PM0.81m	3:32AM0.35m		3:19PM0.23m	3:00AM0.76m		4:42PM0.09m	3:32AM0.86m		4:40PM0.26m	4:06AM0.96m		6:37PM0.13m			7:23PM0.04m		5:23AM0.89m	7:45PM-0.33m	8:34PM-0.45m
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Max °C	16	19	14	16	20	17	18	13	18	20	20	18	17	15	14	17	15	16	16	14	11
Min °C	15	18	11	15	19	16	18	13	18	16	19	17	14	14	12	14	15	13	13	13	10
Chill °C	16	19	13	16	20	16	18	13	18	20	20	18	17	15	14	17	14	16	16	13	11
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