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 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			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	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	5	7	6	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.5 NW	2.4 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	0.3 SW	1.0 NW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	1.2 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	9	8	8	8	15	8	8	14	13	12	11	13	11	13	12
Energy(?)	666	1151	2004	624	931	571	282	336	240	232	701	67	252	213	267	212	369	3357	5777	616	5472	2239
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 1.67	8:02AM 1.73		10:11PM 2.26	9:32AM 2.43		10:49PM 1.87	10:10AM 1.73		10:13PM 1.39	10:01AM 1.90		11:28PM 1.65	10:48AM 1.83		10:52PM 2.02	11:55AM 1.23		12:13AM 1.71	12:43PM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)			1:30AM 1.17		3:09PM -0.03	3:44AM 1.25		4:14PM 0.50	4:42AM 0.49		4:20PM 0.03	4:09AM 0.24		5:31PM 0.10			5:28PM 0.22		5:23AM 0.01	5:15PM 0.38		5:59AM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	3	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	14	15	18	17	20	23	18	17	18	16	15	13	8	9	10	8	9	13	12	13
Low °C	11	12	10	12	17	16	16	22	14	14	17	15	14	13	7	9	9	8	9	12	9	7
Chill °C (?)	16	13	14	15	18	17	20	23	18	17	17	16	14	12	8	7	9	4	7	10	10	12
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	0.6 WNW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 WNW	1.0 W	0.5 SW	4.0 WNW	1.2 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	12	8	8	8	11	15	8	8	13	7	13	13	11	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	16	15	15	13	14	12	13	13	12	12	15	12	15	13	13	12	11	13	8	15	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.4 NW	-	2.4 NW	-	-	1.1 NW	-	-	1.6 NW	-	1.0 NW	-	-	0.5 S	0.7 S	3.5 WNW	-	1.7 NW	3.0 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	10	-	8	-	-	9	-	-	8	-	8	-	-	3	4	11	-	6	13	-

	Friday 27						Saturday 28								Sunday 29
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	7	9
Energy(?)	1086	500	954	734	1911	1321	1198	1287	1164	1933	729	697	736	1381	1131	510	526	534	288	336	691	558
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:25AM 2.02					9:30PM 2.14				8:02AM 1.73				10:05PM 1.33				8:18AM 1.97				9:58PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)			1:35PM 0.30	2:11PM -0.05				2:40AM 1.45				2:31PM -0.19				2:28AM 1.01				3:00PM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	21	20	15	14	8	9	9	10	18	17	14	16	14	14	17	13	21	24	22	10	16
Chill °C (?)	9	21	20	15	14	8	9	9	9	18	17	14	16	14	14	17	13	21	24	22	8	16
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	10	11	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	12	12	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	13	13	12	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	-	9	7	9

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	1.4 WNW	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1253	488	944	667	667	810	810	844	1833	728	616	602	700	605	992	604	950	627	324	369	1359	326
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross- off	on	cross	on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)																8:34PM 1.67	9:20PM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)										2:11PM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	17	20	13	15	14	14	14	15	15	17	15	18	12	13	17	13	16	15	15	10	14
Chill °C (?)	9	17	20	12	15	14	13	13	14	14	17	15	18	11	13	17	13	16	15	15	9	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	1.4 WNW	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	0.5 WNW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	12	14	16	16	14	14	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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