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

	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Sat
	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	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Calafia Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Alisitos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating	2	3	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	2.0 NW	0.7 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NW	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 S	0.3 S	0.9 NW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 NW	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	8	9	8	14	7	7	13	6	17	17	16	16	9	15	15	10	14	14	8	13	13	13
Energy(?)	322	332	922	167	213	133	129	264	179	205	431	110	189	494	348	160	331	203	153	315	74	168
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:14PM 2.15		9:06AM 1.19	7:48PM 2.00		10:38AM 1.18		8:50PM 1.82	11:05AM 1.38	7:52PM 1.98		12:05PM 1.34		9:43PM 1.94	11:54AM 1.63		11:46PM 2.87	12:39PM 1.69		12:39AM 2.30	1:07PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	11:11AM 0.80		2:20AM -0.07	1:06PM 0.89		3:20AM -0.22		2:07PM 0.88	4:41AM -0.26			3:13AM -0.02		4:13PM 0.84	4:55AM -0.41	5:06AM -0.03	4:37PM 0.87		5:55AM 0.02	3:54PM 0.94		6:26AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	13	19	20	14	18	18	18	20	20	21	15	21	20	15	22	14	14	21	20	15
Low °C	12	13	11	17	19	13	17	18	17	18	20	16	14	21	18	13	21	13	13	21	15	13
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	19	20	13	18	18	18	20	20	21	15	21	20	15	22	13	14	21	20	15
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	8:31	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:16	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 NW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 W	0.6 S	0.3 S	0.9 NW	0.8 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 NW	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.6 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	14	13	7	13	13	12	6	16	16	9	15	6	10	14	14	8	13	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.5 W	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 NNW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 S
Period (s)	13	13	14	6	10	12	6	18	6	12	12	12	16	15	15	8	14	8	12	14	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.9 NW	2.0 NW	-	1.0 WNW	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	-	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	-	0.7 W	1.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	9	8	-	7	-	-	6	-	-	6	5	-	5	-	-	6	10	-	6	5	-

	Saturday 19						Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Calafia Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	0.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.5 NW	1.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	14	8	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	14	14	7	7	8	8	7	7	12	12	5	7
Energy(?)	208	122	365	341	550	803	922	510	707	633	155	179	540	672	221	532	233	143	92	140	224	270
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:31AM 0.97				6:53PM 1.93					9:07AM 1.19			7:48PM 2.00					10:32AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		10:11AM 1.07	12:04PM 0.76					2:20AM -0.06			11:26AM 0.73					2:43AM 0.16			1:33PM 1.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	18	14	17	14	12	12	14	13	17	18	18	13	12	13	15	14	15	22	19	13	14
Chill °C (?)	13	18	14	17	14	11	12	14	13	17	18	18	13	10	13	14	14	15	22	19	13	13
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	8:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.6 NW	1.0 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.1 WNW	0.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	9	14	13	13	14	14	8	6	8	7	6	14	13	13	8	8	7	7	12	12	12	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.2 WNW	0.3 SW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.5 W	0.3 S	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	5	16	16	18	18	14	14	13	13	14	6	16	18	13	13	13	13	19	6	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	-	1.4 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW	-	1.5 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	8	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	-	-	7	7	-	8	-	-	7	-	5	7

	Saturday 19	Sunday 20
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Calafia Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 NW	2.0 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 NW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	16	16	9	9	13	13	13	13	14	14	7	8	14	14	14	7	14	13	7	14
Energy(?)	253	94	349	343	357	385	231	262	222	212	214	234	277	634	245	230	236	279	152	195	253	233
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:05AM 1.28	7:35AM 1.15									5:00PM 2.10		6:46PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)																				12:44AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	17	12	13	14	12	13	18	13	15	18	19	16	13	15	16	13	12	12	17	13	16
Chill °C (?)	11	17	12	13	14	11	12	18	11	14	18	19	16	12	15	15	13	12	12	17	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	1.2 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	14	14	7	14	14	14	14	7	14	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 NW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.6 W	0.1 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	13	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	9	16	13	10	10	9	5	13	8	6	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	-	2.0 NW	0.7 WNW	0.6 NW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.2 NW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	5	6	6	-	8	8	5	8	-	-	-	7	5

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