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

	Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Sat
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Alisitos Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Wilson Creek CAL - Del Norte County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	8	7	6	5	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	14	12	11	12	10	16	10	18	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	2043	1389	1083	1547	1866	3829	908	2178	2352	1300	1203	1017	938	1055	606	1110	467	3345	5634	8176	4613	4357
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:18PM 1.32	1:36PM 1.31	1:46AM 1.78		4:39PM 0.89	3:02AM 1.51			8:44PM 3:50AM 1.01 1.51			8:08PM 1.46	6:06AM 2.43		9:18PM 1.81	7:28AM 1.95		8:40PM 1.42	6:46AM 1.61		10:17PM 1.39	7:39AM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)		6:53PM 0.95		9:42AM 0.40		8:00PM 0.85	10:56AM 0.35		9:12PM 1.01	12:04PM 0.27		10:48PM 1.42		1:53PM 0.15	12:54AM 1.66		2:58PM 0.04	12:21AM 1.25		1:29PM 0.30	2:26AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	6	9	5	-	-
High °C	18	20	14	14	11	15	23	17	10	17	16	11	9	17	9	10	15	8	6	8	9	10
Low °C	16	16	13	14	11	14	20	15	9	16	16	10	9	15	7	9	12	7	6	8	7	7
Chill °C (?)	18	20	14	14	11	13	23	17	8	17	16	11	8	16	8	8	14	8	6	6	6	10
Sunrise	7:05	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	5:38	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	1.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	14	12	11	12	10	12	10	18	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.6 WNW	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	1.0 NW	1.1 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	-	16	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	18	6	10	16	13	16	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	3.0 WNW	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	12	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 07						Sunday 08								Monday 09
	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	Alisitos Baja Norte	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	12	14	14
Energy(?)	4138	3097	1795	1389	1113	1096	1083	1192	1208	1152	1512	1471	3078	3153	3034	3059	3180	5152	1748	1320	3175	2492
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)				2:23PM 0.98				2:23AM 1.50					4:46PM 1.87				4:07AM 1.44				6:41PM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)	6:49AM 0.88	8:02AM 0.87				7:33PM 0.65				9:42AM 0.40	10:21AM 0.81			9:45PM 0.84					10:56AM 0.35			8:53PM 1.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	18	22	20	16	14	14	14	13	16	14	13	10	11	9	10	10	17	18	19	12	14
Chill °C (?)	15	18	22	20	16	14	14	14	12	16	14	13	10	10	8	9	9	17	18	19	12	14
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 W	1.8 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period (s)	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	16	14	12	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 W	0.2 W	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	17	17	19	20	12	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	2.5 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	14	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 07	Sunday 08
	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	Alisitos Baja Norte	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	13
Energy(?)	4472	3898	2452	2478	2255	2043	1993	1773	1570	1547	1370	1370	2539	1848	2065	2032	1461	1301	1097	1683	1835	1392
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)												3:04PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)					8:32AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	13	14	16	16	17	18	19	15	15	11	15	14	15	14	16	14	20	14	16
Chill °C (?)	15	13	14	13	14	16	16	17	18	19	15	15	8	14	13	15	14	15	14	20	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:52	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.0 W
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 WNW	0.2 S	0.1 SW
Period (s)	12	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	-	-	12	12	12	4	12	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	4	4	-	-

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