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

	Mon	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	Night	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 California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	4	3	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	3.5 NNW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	0.7 SW	1.2 NW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	2.2 NNW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	2.3 NW
Period(s)	10	9	10	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	9	16	15	8	15	17	9
Energy	1041	1056	1422	3203	1424	2211	1303	1020	1187	2216	928	1008	590	527	489	541	333	651	1327	666	491	1339
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:50PM 2.39		2:36PM 1.58	1:37AM 2.01		4:04PM 1.39	1:46AM 2.12		5:18PM 1.34	4:22AM 2.03		6:13PM 1.40	4:13AM 1.75		5:56PM 1.78		6:10AM 1.75	7:41PM 1.63	8:19PM 2.02	8:34AM 1.14	6:27PM 1.52	8:16PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		7:46AM -0.10	6:36PM 1.28		7:58AM 0.05			9:54AM 0.13		10:41PM 1.03	10:51AM 0.30		10:54PM 1.21	11:44AM 0.46		12:44AM 0.59	12:35PM 0.64		2:36AM 0.59			2:55AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	20	25	16	19	16	15	18	17	11	15	16	14	14	16	11	13	12	11	12	16	12
Low °C	15	15	24	10	19	16	14	15	17	10	12	16	13	11	15	10	11	12	10	10	16	9
Chill °C (?)	17	20	25	15	19	16	15	18	17	10	15	16	14	14	15	11	12	12	11	11	15	10
Sunrise	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:31	-	-	7:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	0.5 SW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	1.2 NW	0.7 SSW	1.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 SW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	10	9	10	13	13	12	12	11	10	15	10	10	10	10	10	9	16	9	13	9	17	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.2 S	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	16	16	16	13	19	15	13	18	18	15	16	16	16	7	15	15	13	9	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 NW	2.2 NW	-	-	-	3.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 NNW	-	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	10	13	10	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	5	-

	Mon		Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Secrets CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	14	9	10	10	9	14	13	13	13	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	10	11
Energy	1434	1966	1041	1303	3831	1056	767	1422	2003	3315	3203	3423	3678	1424	735	2211	1214	1223	1303	1538	1349	1020
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			11:50PM 2.39					2:36PM 1.58			1:37AM 2.01					4:04PM 1.39			1:46AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)	5:45PM 0.92								7:26PM 0.80								7:51PM 1.32					9:54AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	16	15	15	10	20	22	25	12	19	10	11	14	19	13	16	15	15	14	14	15	18
Chill °C (?)	20	16	14	14	10	20	22	25	11	19	8	9	13	19	13	16	15	15	14	14	15	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	14	9	10	10	13	14	13	13	13	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	18	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	16	14	16	16	21	16	16	16	15	13	13	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	-	-	1.6 NNW	-	-	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 NW	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	-	-	8	-	-	10	9	14	13	13	13	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	15	10	10	14	14	10	10	9	10	10	10	10
Energy	827	2264	1434	1426	1424	1966	1894	1964	1041	1079	3267	1303	1298	4109	3831	1365	1350	1056	759	764	767	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	19	20	16	16	16	10	15	15	14	12	15	15	9	10	20	21	20	21	21	22	23
Chill °C (?)	23	19	20	16	16	16	9	14	14	13	12	14	15	9	10	20	21	20	21	21	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 S	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	16	10	10	10	10	10	16	10	10	10	15	10	10	14	14	10	10	9	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.4 NW
Period (s)	12	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	-	-	2.4 NW	-	-	2.2 NNW	1.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	10	-	-	8	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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