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

	Fri		Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Montara CAL - San Mateo
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	3	3	5	4	3	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	1.2 WNW	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.0 WNW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.3 NNW	2.1 NW	0.6 SSW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NW	0.5 SSW	1.8 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	18	18	18	12	16	15	11	14	14	6	14	13	13	8	8	16	9	10	18	11
Energy(?)	1334	1197	574	454	593	523	572	459	338	467	651	60	226	369	258	275	1113	288	1889	3086	490	1212
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:40AM 1.69	1:33PM 1.10	2:46PM 1.69	11:33PM 1.98	1:25PM 1.39		11:20PM 1.87	1:44PM 1.19		11:37PM 1.89		2:25PM 0.73	1:17AM 1.77		6:44PM 1.57	4:14AM 2.22		7:52PM 1.50	3:06AM 1.61		7:25PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)	4:16PM 0.81		6:33AM -0.03	7:58PM 0.77		6:50AM 0.45	4:48PM 1.03		6:58AM 0.52	5:01PM 1.19		7:39AM 0.64	4:36PM 0.71		8:55AM 0.24		10:19PM 1.70	12:09PM 0.75			12:27PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	22	24	18	18	20	19	16	19	16	22	18	13	14	13	10	16	10	11	17	12
Low °C	17	16	20	23	16	14	20	17	13	19	14	19	18	12	13	11	8	14	10	10	13	11
Chill °C (?)	18	16	22	24	18	18	20	19	16	19	15	22	18	13	14	12	7	16	8	9	17	10
Sunrise	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:35	-
Sunset	7:23	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 S	0.7 S	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 S	1.0 WNW	0.9 S	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.3 NNW	1.6 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.7 NW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	18	18	10	12	10	15	11	14	6	6	14	13	13	8	8	16	15	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 S	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 NNW	0.8 S	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.3 SW	0.5 NW	0.4 WSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.9 W
Period (s)	13	19	11	16	18	7	16	10	15	20	14	14	18	9	8	7	16	9	16	18	18	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	1.7 NW	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	3.0 NNW	3.0 NW	1.1 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	6	-	-	-	8	-	9	10	7	-

	Friday 03				Saturday 04								Sunday 05								Mon
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 S	1.1 S	1.2 WNW	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	18	16	16	16	16	16	17	12	12	16	15	12	15
Energy(?)	1089	1416	1624	1086	1006	1013	1070	1198	1024	564	562	517	536	1129	522	538	650	551	575	567	856	646
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					11:06PM 2.02				11:41AM 1.42			10:43PM 2.06						3:11PM 2.08			12:42AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)			5:44PM 0.55				5:26AM 0.39			4:37PM 0.98					5:47AM 0.01	8:07AM 0.43			6:31PM 1.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	19	10	17	18	17	17	18	24	19	18	20	16	20	19	17	16	18	19	16	18
Chill °C (?)	15	11	19	10	17	18	17	17	18	24	19	18	20	15	20	19	17	16	18	19	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 WNW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 NW	1.0 S	0.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 S	1.2 WNW	1.1 S
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	18	16	16	16	10	16	9	12	12	9	15	12	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.0 S	0.2 WNW	0.8 S	0.5 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.8 S	0.4 WNW	0.9 S	0.1 SW
Period (s)	10	12	13	13	19	19	18	18	18	16	11	11	10	16	4	17	7	7	16	10	15	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	-	1.3 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	0.6 NW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	10

	Friday 03												Saturday 04
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.9 NW	0.6 S	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.8 S	1.5 NW	0.9 S
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	20	19	19	19	11	19	10	9	9	11	18	11	18
Energy(?)	1150	1400	599	1152	1334	1334	1241	1250	1266	293	429	389	268	1092	335	697	535	481	835	618	814	719
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				2:02PM 1.77								10:19PM 2.10
Low Tide / height (m)						4:56PM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	20	9	18	18	16	16	16	23	20	20	20	18	20	15	11	11	20	19	20	21
Chill °C (?)	14	10	20	6	18	18	16	16	16	23	20	20	20	18	20	15	10	10	20	19	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 WNW	0.4 SW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	1.9 NW	0.6 S	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	7	11	19	10	9	9	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	10	12	12	10	13	13	13	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	7	19	17	17	19	18	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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