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

	Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sun
	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	Calafia Baja Norte	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	3.0 NW	2.5 NNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	17	8	9	8	8	15	14	14	18	17	5	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10
Energy(?)	469	1176	975	482	382	355	280	201	152	107	102	417	602	767	1312	632	1274	1137	630	885	910	457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:44AM	7:41PM		9:03AM		9:44PM	11:10AM		10:42PM	1:14PM		11:02PM 10:32AM	1:20PM		10:30PM	12:40PM		12:00AM	3:22AM		3:24PM 12:12PM
Low Tide / height (m)	1:00PM		2:25AM 1:48AM	1:00PM	3:45PM 3:53AM			4:22PM		6:09AM	2:20PM		6:27AM	5:50PM	1:18PM	5:48AM	5:46PM		10:23PM	8:06AM		10:40PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	13	17	17	13	15	18	20	19	23	20	14	19	14	17	14	13	14	15	14	16
Low °C	19	20	12	16	17	11	12	18	19	16	17	18	12	18	11	14	14	11	12	15	13	13
Chill °C (?)	20	20	13	17	17	13	14	18	20	19	23	20	13	19	12	17	12	11	13	14	13	16
Sunrise	5:47	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	8:54	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	2.0 WNW	0.6 SSW	2.5 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	17	14	9	8	8	15	14	8	5	8	13	7	8	16	19	9	17	9	10	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	18	14	13	16	9	8	14	13	13	16	16	16	12	12	16	12	17	16	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.3 NNW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	-	0.3 SSE	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	7	8	9	9	-	9	-	3	-	-	-

	Sunday 06	Monday 07	Tue

Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S
Period(s) (?)	7	14	17	17	7	8	10	9	9	9	16	8	8	8	15	14	15	15
Energy(?)	383	346	772	469	598	1176	520	834	975	954	636	482	401	382	288	350	355	343
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:22AM 1.35			7:44PM 2.03	8:55PM 2.50					11:23AM 1.91			8:18PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		2:49AM 0.09				2:51PM 1.07				4:47AM -0.00				3:33PM 1.59				4:45AM -0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	19	20	20	20	15	15	12	12	20	17	17	17	14	13	11	10
Chill °C (?)	15	15	19	20	20	20	14	15	12	12	20	17	17	16	13	13	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	17	17	14	14	7	9	9	9	16	8	8	8	15	14	15	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 S
Period (s)	14	14	6	13	19	18	13	14	14	13	6	13	16	16	9	9	9	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	-	0.8 WNW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	7	7	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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