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

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07			Thu
	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	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	0.7 SSW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 SW	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	18	16	14	14	18	9	11	9	12	12	11	11	10	10	19	12	11	13	13	13
Energy(?)	269	201	246	547	660	2967	273	1354	3682	1138	2103	3174	1326	1484	1433	600	546	1301	573	1528	1060	1198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:15PM	1:40AM		3:56PM	4:07AM		6:38PM	3:04AM	5:10AM	7:34PM	4:26PM	6:32AM		8:09PM	5:38AM	6:57PM		4:22PM	12:59PM	12:30AM
Low Tide / height (m)	8:01AM	6:46PM		8:17AM	7:08PM	10:24PM	11:26AM		9:30PM	12:28PM		1:13AM	1:31PM		1:50AM	12:20PM		1:39AM	6:21AM		7:05PM	6:26AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	10	13	13	10	17	12	11	15	16	12	19	15	12	14	16	10	13	14	13	13
Low °C	11	15	8	10	12	10	13	12	9	13	14	11	12	15	10	14	16	9	11	14	11	11
Chill °C (?)	13	14	10	13	12	8	16	9	8	14	16	10	19	15	10	14	15	9	12	14	13	11
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	7:28	-	-	8:16	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:31	-	-	8:19	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	3.0 WNW	2.0 W	0.8 SSW	3.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 W	2.2 NW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	13	8	16	14	19	18	18	10	9	16	12	11	11	10	10	11	12	11	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	1.3 NW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	14	11	18	8	11	13	15	12	16	16	19	15	18	18	15	16	19	19	15	17	7	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	1.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	14	7	9	11	9	12	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	6

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	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Frankport Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alisitos Baja Norte	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	17	19	16	15	14	14	14	14	18	18	18
Energy(?)	218	269	210	201	201	280	246	290	251	547	627	660	732	624	2967	395	486	273
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				2:11PM 1.41				2:58AM 2.68					5:23PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)					5:45PM 1.25	9:16PM 1.61				10:24AM 0.21				10:21PM 1.67				10:10AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	15	15	14	10	8	8	14	13	11	12	10	11	10	14	15	17
Chill °C (?)	11	13	15	14	13	10	8	8	14	13	10	11	8	9	7	13	15	16
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	1.0 WNW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	8	13	13	18	8	8	13	16	15	14	14	9	19	7	7	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	10	11	11	14	18	17	19	8	11	11	19	14	13	18	18	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	-	-	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	14	-	-	7

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