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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	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	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Rockview Street CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	WNW 9	WNW 8	NW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 8	NW 8	SSW 15	NW 8	WNW 9	S 15	NW 9	WNW 9	NW 7	NW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8
kJ	510	443	540	577	453	783	727	372	479	543	307	498	331	279	653	222	255	510	212	197	558
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	NNW	WNW	SW	NE	S	SW	NNW	WSW	SW	NNW	WNW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		4:43PM1.72m		7:52AM1.06m	5:43PM2.10m		9:19AM1.04m	7:12PM2.28m		10:56AM0.90m			11:09AM1.26m		8:53PM2.46m	11:05AM1.55m		10:34PM2.20m	1:18PM1.07m		10:31PM2.06m
Low Tide	12:25PM0.35m		00:42AM0.16m	12:24PM0.81m		1:40AM-0.05m	12:31PM0.91m		2:34AM-0.25m			3:41AM-0.01m			4:30AM-0.11m		4:34PM0.90m		6:47AM-0.32m	4:42PM0.86m
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Max °C	14	21	18	17	31	17	19	24	18	17	22	24	19	17	20	19	18	13	18	24	24
Min °C	11	20	11	13	30	12	13	23	14	14	22	22	16	17	18	16	17	11	15	23	22
Chill °C	13	21	18	16	31	17	19	24	18	17	22	24	19	17	20	19	18	12	18	24	24
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