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.

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: California Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, California Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, California Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, California Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: California Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: California Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, California Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, California Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, California Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			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	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Morro Bay CAL - San Luis Obispo	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 NW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.3 NW	0.8 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	8	9	10	11	11	19	18	10	17	16	16	7	15	8	10	8	19	18	18	17	16	16
Energy	1144	815	2250	1537	1384	1264	1491	1191	1627	1016	666	1451	404	1012	1784	1848	1334	1046	1374	1414	1033	925
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:05PM 0.91		10:04PM 1.61	1:15PM 1.28		10:35PM 1.61	12:36PM 1.43	2:06PM 1.19	11:09PM 2.09		2:45PM 1.29	11:31PM 1.61	1:36PM 0.93	2:11PM 1.40	1:21AM 1.69		3:51PM 1.56	11:32PM 1.48		4:53PM 1.40	1:51AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		4:19PM 0.92		6:08AM -0.19	3:41PM 1.19		5:38AM 0.22	5:56PM 0.87		8:42AM -0.20	6:56PM 0.95		6:37AM -0.10	5:23PM 1.30		9:30AM -0.11	7:33PM 1.41		9:34AM 0.03		8:37PM 1.00	10:33AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	21	16	15	26	15	18	17	15	11	13	14	16	28	17	15	21	17	18	14	17	14
Low °C	11	19	10	12	26	12	15	16	14	10	12	13	15	27	10	12	21	16	15	14	12	11
Chill °C (?)	12	21	16	14	26	15	18	17	14	10	13	12	16	28	16	14	21	16	18	13	16	13
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	8:20	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.1 W	0.6 SSW	1.5 W	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.4 SW	1.2 SSW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	8	13	10	11	20	10	10	10	10	9	16	7	7	14	10	8	19	18	8	17	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 W	0.5 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 W	1.3 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	13	14	12	21	16	19	18	18	17	16	22	16	15	18	18	19	16	7	18	11	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	-	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 NW	2.3 NW	-	2.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	9	10	-	11	-	-	-	10	8	5	7	-	8	10	8	9	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Monday 01
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	The Patch CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Dry Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	14	13	13	8	13	9	9	8	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	19	19	10	18	18	10
Energy	1106	1077	1589	1144	676	815	939	1287	2250	1265	3009	1537	1211	1384	2435	3202	1264	1290	1074	1491	1073	1191
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					11:53AM 1.55								1:48PM 0.91			10:28PM 1.67						2:06PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)			5:50AM -0.28			4:19PM 0.92					5:31AM 0.21			3:41PM 1.19					5:54AM -0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	9	10	13	19	21	15	8	10	10	19	15	15	26	15	16	12	12	13	18	13	16
Chill °C (?)	12	9	8	12	19	21	15	7	10	10	19	14	14	26	15	16	12	12	13	18	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.5 NW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	14	8	13	8	13	13	12	8	10	10	11	11	11	20	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.9 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	6	13	14	13	14	14	14	11	12	21	21	21	20	16	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	-	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	-	2.5 NW	-	2.5 NW	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.4 NNW	-
Period (s)	6	-	8	8	9	9	9	-	10	-	10	-	-	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	9	-

	Saturday 30
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	The Patch CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Energy	1424	1243	1106	1057	1153	1077	1147	1547	1589	1589	1142	1144	1129	276	676	704	817	815	830	843	939	1325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																		4:19PM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	13	13	9	9	13	9	10	12	13	13	13	22	19	20	20	21	21	18	15	9
Chill °C (?)	8	10	12	12	9	9	12	7	8	10	12	12	12	22	19	20	20	21	21	18	15	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	8	14	14	8	8	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	14	13	6	6	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	-	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	-	-	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	8	-	6	6	-	-	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8

List of all animated swell maps

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None