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

Change units	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	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	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	NW 7	NW 8	SW 18	WNW 6	NW 8	W 8	W 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 17	NW 8	WNW 16	W 16	WNW 16	SW 17	NW 8	SSW 12	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16
kJ	136	237	204	108	133	952	169	127	1000	485	394	378	375	314	353	284	232	579	314	416	334
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	NW	SSE	W	NNW	SE	SE	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	WNW	N	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	10:56AM1.40m		10:45PM1.98m	11:47AM1.26m		10:40PM1.08m	12:27PM1.32m		00:13AM1.78m		3:03PM1.69m	2:23AM1.48m		4:34PM1.61m	2:21AM1.70m		4:36PM2.53m	1:45AM1.14m		3:13PM1.61m	3:09AM0.93m
Low Tide		5:16PM0.76m		5:18AM-0.46m	4:46PM0.99m		5:59AM-0.36m	5:36PM0.55m		9:00AM-0.15m		9:03PM0.59m	7:34AM0.35m		8:47PM0.95m	8:35AM0.17m		8:13PM0.55m	8:48AM0.77m		9:43PM0.52m
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Max °C	22	18	20	20	31	19	19	20	21	15	15	11	20	13	17	18	17	22	20	23	21
Min °C	20	17	16	19	29	18	19	19	16	12	14	10	18	13	17	17	17	21	18	23	21
Chill °C	22	18	20	20	31	19	19	20	21	14	15	9	20	12	17	18	17	22	20	23	21
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