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

	Tue	Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Port Orford Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	4	1	2	4	3	2	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 NNW	0.6 SSW
Period(s)	16	13	14	12	12	6	7	8	7	14	9	7	9	9	11	9	10	11	11	11	8	14
Energy	246	604	306	648	759	386	176	190	705	311	455	1153	1804	349	870	1164	1269	1077	936	647	747	198
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- off	cross	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	off	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:43AM 1.92		4:44PM 1.47	1:25AM 1.84			3:42AM 2.35		6:37PM 1.17	4:18AM 1.31		7:31PM 2.09	4:44AM 1.14	5:54AM 2.02		8:02PM 1.62	7:20AM 2.09	7:11PM 0.50		7:13AM 1.11	7:50PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		8:45AM 0.42	7:19PM 1.43		9:38AM 0.47		10:11PM 1.79	11:25AM 0.11		10:56PM 0.93	11:16AM 0.08		11:44PM 0.85	12:58PM 0.78		1:59AM 0.77	1:49PM 0.91		1:48AM 0.39	1:16PM 0.23		1:51AM 0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	17	11	13	22	15	22	20	13	12	20	13	23	20	13	21	13	18	20	16	17
Low °C	14	11	17	10	12	20	14	19	20	12	11	19	13	20	19	13	18	13	13	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	13	16	10	13	22	14	22	20	12	12	20	11	23	20	11	21	12	17	20	16	17
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	1.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 NNW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	6	13	14	12	12	14	7	8	17	14	9	16	18	9	11	9	10	11	11	8	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	16	7	16	7	7	18	13	11	13	9	14	20	14	13	18	17	16	16	16	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.3 WNW	-	-	1.9 WNW	-	-	2.3 WNW	-	-	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	-	1.6 NW	-	-	1.9 NNW	1.7 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	-	6	-	-	7	-	-	7	9	-	7	-	-	7	7	-	-	-

	Tue		Wednesday 06								Thursday 07								Friday 08
	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	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 WNW	1.0 W
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	16	13	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	540	564	525	531	522	212	888	668	859	805	572	629	511	651	597	663	558	668	1085	730	655	149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:43AM 1.92					4:53PM 1.56			1:11AM 1.38	2:52AM 2.33					5:51PM 2.08			2:07AM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)										8:22PM 0.93				10:29AM 0.59								9:55AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	10	10	14	10	17	14	14	12	11	13	15	14	17	15
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	8	9	13	10	17	14	14	12	10	12	15	13	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 W	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	5	13	12	13	12	6	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.5 SW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	16	7	8	14	7	13	7	6	7	7	7	7	13	12	12	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.9 WNW	-	1.4 NW	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 WNW	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	7	7	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	-

	Tuesday 05	Wednesday 06
	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	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.5 SW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	15	11	11	15	15	15	11	16	11	11	14	13	15	15	11	11	15
Energy	573	568	540	540	542	226	414	261	438	464	462	335	412	477	614	746	750	451	454	541	541	153
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)									1:37AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)																	9:43AM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	13	13	13	15	11	10	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	12	13	18	19	18	17	15
Chill °C (?)	14	14	12	12	12	14	11	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	13	18	19	18	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	15	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	14	13	12	12	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 W
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	11	7	15	15	11	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	5	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	11	11	-

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