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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	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	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Exiles CAL - LA County	Santa Cruz Rockview Street CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Razorblades CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 24	SW 24	SW 22	SSW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	NW 8	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	236	317	263	704	541	671	799	424	1100	546	465	614	864	819	780	528	695	619	521	481	553
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SE	SSE	N	NW	W	NNW	S	SW	N	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	8:26AM1.32m	6:02PM1.70m		9:29AM1.38m			10:11AM1.43m	7:37PM2.03m		10:03AM1.05m		8:40PM1.71m	11:13AM1.49m		9:18PM1.74m	10:29AM1.54m		10:03PM1.69m	1:23PM1.01m		10:40PM1.66m
Low Tide	11:44AM1.22m		2:15AM0.09m	12:47PM1.27m	2:08PM1.59m	3:05AM0.00m	1:43PM1.28m		2:43AM-0.03m		2:06PM0.80m	4:16AM-0.11m		3:25PM1.25m	4:47AM-0.14m		4:06PM1.22m		6:57AM-0.09m	4:10PM0.66m
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Max °C	29	25	21	31	17	21	31	34	24	21	21	23	31	27	22	24	26	20	19	28	19
Min °C	24	24	14	26	17	19	25	34	24	21	21	20	26	27	19	22	26	15	16	27	14
Chill °C	29	25	21	31	17	21	31	34	24	21	21	23	31	27	22	24	26	20	19	28	19
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