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	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	9	7	5	9	5	5	5	9	5	8	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 11	WNW 17	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 16	WNW 14	NW 15	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 12	WNW 13
kJ	2172	1821	2675	3139	2603	1028	1624	814	7985	5915	4821	8106	4451	3813	2860	12691	2144	7750	4052	1218	993
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	NNW	NW	NNE	N	N	ENE	NNW	NNW	ENE	W	SW	N	N	NNW	SSE	NNW	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		6:23PM1.47m		6:22AM1.91m	6:53PM1.34m		8:05AM1.79m		9:27PM1.71m	7:46AM2.11m		10:26PM1.71m	8:14AM2.15m		9:01PM1.58m	9:49AM2.01m		00:05AM1.70m	10:07AM1.91m		11:55PM1.26m
Low Tide			00:05AM0.52m	12:35PM0.76m	1:05PM0.37m	00:44AM0.24m		1:51PM0.19m	3:04AM0.44m		3:17PM0.10m	3:45AM0.58m		4:49PM-0.08m	1:59AM0.94m		3:49PM-0.16m			5:39PM0.22m	3:59AM0.94m
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Max °C	16	16	15	20	20	16	15	22	11	22	13	11	22	15	18	16	22	11	13	14	13
Min °C	13	13	14	18	18	14	13	18	10	21	12	11	21	15	17	15	17	11	12	11	12
Chill °C	16	16	15	20	20	16	14	22	10	22	12	11	22	15	18	15	22	11	12	14	12
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