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

	Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	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	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt
Rating	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	4	2	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 NW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.3 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period(s)	9	12	12	9	12	9	16	11	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	6	11	16
Energy	410	584	758	423	608	564	718	793	1175	947	1042	722	614	644	392	241	1050	394	377	427	391	418
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	12:14PM 1.13		11:42PM 1.53	11:46AM 1.50		11:09PM 2.10			12:33AM 2.34		2:17PM 1.47	1:34AM 2.51		3:55PM 1.08	1:37AM 1.55		4:44PM 1.47	1:25AM 1.84		5:33PM 1.20	1:29AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)		6:05PM 0.64		5:11AM 0.27	7:01PM 0.48		7:38AM -0.23	5:41PM 0.92		8:13AM 0.35	5:57PM 1.31		8:02AM 0.36	6:22PM 1.05		9:41AM 0.51	7:19PM 1.43		10:29AM 0.59			11:16AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	16	17	11	15	16	11	12	14	11	11	15	12	14	15	12	16	12	11	18	20	11	12
Low °C	11	17	10	12	16	10	11	13	11	11	15	11	12	14	11	12	12	10	14	18	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	9	15	15	11	11	13	10	11	14	11	13	14	10	16	11	9	18	20	11	11
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07
Sunset	-	8:08	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:21	-	-	7:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	12	7	9	12	9	9	11	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	14	14	13	13	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.2 S	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 NW	0.5 SSW	0.9 NW	0.6 NNW	0.5 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 NNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	11	11	16	17	8	15	9	8	8	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	7	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.5 WNW	-	-	1.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	0.8 NNW
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	5	-	7	5	7	6	-	7

	Friday 01								Saturday 02								Sunday 03
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	State Line Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County
Rating	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	12	9	12	12	9	8	8	8	9	8	12	11	16	16	11	15
Energy	839	1632	1340	813	465	369	1905	902	1004	721	1032	617	409	389	739	671	576	527	741	772	149	884
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)				10:59AM 1.55	12:57PM 0.93			10:43PM 1.54	11:30PM 2.40				12:37PM 1.59								12:25PM 1.44	2:17PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)			6:27AM -0.12			4:36PM 1.10	6:08PM 0.72				5:45AM 0.27				5:50PM 0.70				7:33AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	11	15	14	19	12	11	11	10	16	12	18	18	11	11	12	12	11	12	17	12
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	14	13	19	10	11	10	10	16	12	18	18	9	11	11	11	11	12	17	11
Sunrise	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.3 SW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	2.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	9	9	13	9	12	7	9	8	12	12	9	8	12	11	8	9	11	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 W	0.6 WNW	0.1 SW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	13	13	16	12	13	12	12	13	18	18	11	11	16	16	16	16	16	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	-	1.8 NW	-	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	-	-	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	-	-	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	12	9	7	-	9	-	8	8	-	-	7	7	-	-	4	-

	Friday 01
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	State Line Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County
Rating	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	13	9	13	13	9	13	9	9	8	12	9	9	12	12	13	12
Energy	786	842	777	632	581	403	674	428	785	654	428	642	404	406	976	690	713	708	667	580	128	483
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													11:49AM 1.62	12:14PM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)																		4:26PM 1.09	6:00PM 1.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	20	12	17	18	12	12	17	17	11	15	17	11
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	11	12	11	20	10	17	18	10	10	16	16	9	14	17	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 WNW	1.3 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.5 NW
Period (s)	9	13	13	13	9	9	13	9	8	7	12	7	9	9	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.2 WSW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 NW	-	-	1.3 NW	-	1.6 NW	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	-	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 W	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	7	-	8	-	9	-	-	-	8	7	9	9	7	7	5	-

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