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

	Mon	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Davenport Landing CAL - Santa Cruz	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	8	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.5 SW	2.3 NW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	8	10	15	14	12	18	12	14	13	13	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	16	15
Energy(?)	1420	568	1087	398	329	4369	3776	1644	339	2106	1122	1520	2300	8119	7207	4795	1740	5323	5758	3579	3700	1814
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:55PM 1.70	2:34PM 1.74		7:08AM 1.56	3:53PM 1.69		6:46AM 1.21	5:17PM 1.66		7:12AM 1.67	6:33PM 1.66		9:08AM 1.91		8:23PM 1.41	9:40AM 2.67		10:28PM 1.78	10:34AM 2.26		11:01PM 2.29
Low Tide / height (m)	10:03PM 0.24			11:00PM 0.52	10:51AM 1.46		11:50PM 0.52	12:22PM 0.89		12:11AM 0.51	12:43PM 1.10		2:31AM 0.24		2:47PM 0.51	2:38AM 0.25		4:22PM 0.28	4:14AM 0.37		3:28PM -0.05	4:31AM 1.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	20	26	16	20	13	13	15	23	17	14	15	15	18	16	19	21	17	17	27	27	25
Low °C	16	16	25	14	16	12	12	13	22	16	11	14	14	15	15	18	16	17	13	23	25	22
Chill °C (?)	18	20	26	16	20	12	13	15	23	16	14	15	15	18	16	19	21	16	16	27	27	25
Sunrise	-	7:28	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:16	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:08	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	8	7	15	14	12	10	11	14	13	13	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	16	10	10	12	19	19	13	22	9	18	16	16	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NNW	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Davenport Landing CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	6	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 W	2.0 W	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	11	14	14	14	13	11	12
Energy(?)	3116	4105	1420	1368	1257	1193	1230	1528	1078	1040	1038	628	700	1711	599	1155	5181	5041	4547	3481	2216	1954
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)					6:51AM 1.50			2:43PM 1.29					7:14AM 1.53			4:42PM 1.39	5:03PM 2.24				7:31AM 1.27	8:04AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)		9:40PM 0.55				8:39AM 1.49				10:42PM 0.54					12:03PM 1.10				1:01AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	17	18	19	24	24	24	19	24	23	21	15	18	21	19	16	12	12	11	15	13
Chill °C (?)	15	15	17	18	19	24	24	24	19	24	23	21	14	18	21	19	15	12	12	10	15	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 W	2.0 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	3.5 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.7 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	10	11	15	15	14	14	14	13	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 NW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	16	18	12	18	15	19	11	11	14	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.7 NNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.2 WNW	-
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	4	5	10	11	-	-	-	-	11	-

	Monday 27						Tuesday 28
	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	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Davenport Landing CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	6	6	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	3342	2325	1737	1778	1776	1701	3414	868	1420	1774	1696	1368	1485	1304	1061	1062	953	1093	983	889	566	695
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)														6:12AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)						10:03PM 0.52												10:37AM 1.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	16	17	17	16	14	17	16	16	18	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	24	17
Chill °C (?)	17	16	15	15	16	16	15	14	17	16	16	18	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	24	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	12	17	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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