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 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			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	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Lighthouse CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Alisitos Baja Norte	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Ventura
Rating	2	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	7	7	14	20	7	8	18	11	16	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	18	11	10	16	15	15
Energy	482	683	223	271	488	1143	446	939	582	908	947	631	574	687	415	506	472	599	216	670	329	327
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross	cross	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		6:20PM 1.04	3:20AM 1.20		7:32PM 2.20	4:10AM 1.57	6:02AM 1.48	7:05PM 1.22		6:03AM 1.11	7:26PM 1.34	8:39PM 2.45	6:08AM 1.60	6:47PM 1.97		8:17AM 1.12		8:18PM 1.65	9:10AM 0.31		8:25PM 2.25	8:59AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)	10:55AM 0.01		10:02PM 0.96	12:11PM 0.78		11:19PM 1.32	1:05PM 0.17		12:50AM 0.68	12:40PM 0.16		2:58AM 1.20	12:13PM 0.64		1:19AM 0.19	1:51PM 0.33		3:10AM -0.01		2:01PM 0.83	3:30AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	13	18	21	13	18	20	16	17	13	17	18	15	13	15	22	14	14	17	15	17
Low °C	16	20	12	16	20	12	17	19	15	14	13	16	16	14	11	13	22	13	13	17	14	16
Chill °C (?)	22	20	11	18	21	11	18	20	16	17	12	17	18	15	12	14	22	13	13	16	13	17
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	7:57	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	7:36	-	-	8:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 NNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	17	14	8	10	18	8	11	7	11	11	11	11	8	11	11	11	11	10	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 NNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	1.0 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W
Period (s)	11	13	4	16	16	14	18	18	10	7	16	15	8	11	15	13	13	13	7	11	11	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	-	1.5 NW	-	-	1.5 NNW	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.5 S	0.5 NW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	7	8	-	8	-	-	7	-	-	-	3	4	3	3	5	-	5	5

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	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	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	1.1 W	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW	0.8 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	11	7	7	16	16	8	10	8	8	8	8	11	16	20	16	8	19	8	8	8	18	17
Energy	502	678	635	367	412	424	587	1668	1314	1160	1102	620	360	424	518	1895	1075	1310	1387	1344	1023	528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:07AM 1.29					6:36PM 1.44			3:20AM 1.20					5:36PM 1.05			4:44AM 1.14
Low Tide / height (m)					11:20AM 0.71			10:02PM 0.96									12:13AM 0.84				11:36AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	14	16	12	13	25	12	16	15	15	17	14	18	18	18	17	12	16	16	18	18	19
Chill °C (?)	10	13	16	11	12	25	11	15	14	14	17	13	18	18	18	17	12	16	16	18	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	11	7	7	10	10	11	15	8	8	8	8	11	8	8	16	8	8	8	8	8	12	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	11	13	16	18	13	18	18	19	20	14	16	16	10	19	19	18	18	13	18	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	-	0.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.2 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	2.5 NW	1.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.6 WNW	-
Period (s)	5	7	7	-	7	8	10	8	8	8	8	5	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	-

	Friday 08
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.5 SW
Period(s)	11	7	12	11	11	7	10	7	7	7	7	16	13	13	16	7	7	7	8	8	8	18
Energy	610	528	488	426	408	333	326	663	635	665	356	367	61	61	138	529	345	683	735	796	855	154
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)					3:42AM 2.35															6:25PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)																						8:26PM 1.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	14	14	9	10	13	10	14	16	17	19	12	18	18	19	20	21	20	16	15	13	16
Chill °C (?)	10	13	13	9	10	13	10	13	16	17	19	11	18	18	19	20	21	20	15	13	11	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	11	12	12	11	11	12	10	7	7	7	11	10	7	7	6	13	13	17	18	18	18	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.7 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	13	8	8	13	8	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	13	16	17	13	13	13	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	-	-	1.2 WNW	-	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	-	-	7	-	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	8	8	8	-

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