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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

	Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Alisitos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	12	17	16	16	13	13	14	14	12	13	12	16	15	13	14	13	14	18	16	15	16	14
Energy(?)	814	1158	1535	822	731	568	638	611	274	386	396	421	835	483	653	427	575	862	1016	1114	973	582
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			10:28PM 1.57	7:14AM 1.70		10:45PM 1.28	7:56AM 1.74		10:32PM 1.50	8:27AM 1.74		9:23PM 1.50	8:45AM 2.22		11:53PM 1.28	9:52AM 1.73		12:14AM 1.30	10:23AM 1.70		10:44PM 1.60	9:46AM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)		3:28PM 0.13	2:37AM 1.27		2:52PM -0.07	2:21AM 1.07		3:26PM -0.13	2:24AM 1.26		5:35PM -0.23	1:51AM 1.04		3:17PM 0.12		4:02AM 0.94	4:53PM -0.21		4:17AM 0.59	4:17PM 0.19	3:42AM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	16	21	19	16	21	20	15	21	18	16	20	19	17	20	18	10	12	14	16	14
Low °C	16	16	16	21	17	14	21	19	14	21	18	14	20	16	16	20	17	9	11	13	16	14
Chill °C (?)	20	19	16	21	19	16	21	20	15	21	18	16	20	19	17	20	18	9	12	14	16	14
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:47	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 W	1.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W
Period (s)	12	17	16	16	13	13	14	14	12	13	12	16	15	13	14	13	14	11	16	15	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	1.1 W	0.2 S	0.9 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.9 NW	0.3 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.1 WNW	0.6 W
Period (s)	18	12	11	12	9	17	16	14	14	14	18	11	4	13	6	12	7	18	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Wednesday 14						Thursday 15								Friday 16
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Alisitos Baja Norte	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.2 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	16	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1149	3161	3354	1158	1447	1407	1307	1091	1285	1156	1234	1057	1065	1068	568	590	519	521	572	611	627	616
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 2.02	7:46AM 2.12					10:15PM 1.25			7:12AM 1.66				8:26PM 1.43	10:45PM 1.28			7:56AM 1.74				8:57PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)				2:15PM 0.01				1:37AM 1.08				1:50PM 0.27				2:21AM 1.07				2:21PM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	12	14	19	16	16	15	15	18	20	15	19	17	19	15	15	14	17	21	20	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	12	13	19	16	16	14	14	18	20	15	19	17	19	15	15	14	17	21	20	19	19
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.2 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 NNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	12	16	16	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	8	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.1 NW	0.1 SW	1.1 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSW	1.6 W	0.2 SSW	0.6 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	19	6	16	12	11	11	11	7	7	15	13	15	7	15	17	15	15	16	16	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.2 NW	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3

	Wednesday 14	Thursday 15
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Alisitos Baja Norte	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte
Rating	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.4 W	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	16	13	12	13	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18
Energy(?)	994	1914	1910	756	750	814	810	924	1360	890	2952	597	1196	709	1447	1447	1429	1407	1240	642	743	743
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																				12:00AM 1.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	10	10	14	15	16	18	19	23	22	10	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	15	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	9	9	13	14	16	18	19	23	22	8	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	15	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.4 W	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	13	12	13	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.5 NNW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	20	17	17	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	7	20	18	20	11	11	11	11	12	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 NW	-	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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