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

7 day 48 hour

	Wednesday 30			Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wed
	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	Pedro Point CAL - San Mateo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 WNW	2.4 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	8	9	8	13	18	16	15	14	14	8	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	10	8	11	14
Energy(?)	659	781	547	413	201	246	547	543	604	2061	1099	1591	1586	2032	3171	1040	1220	1052	733	560	614	1570
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:26PM	2:38PM	11:47PM		4:11PM	2:58AM		5:15PM	1:26AM	2:38PM	5:15PM	2:56AM		7:47PM		6:30AM		8:25PM	3:46PM	1:21PM	11:46PM
Low Tide / height (m)	6:00AM	7:19PM		8:59AM 8:02AM		9:06PM	10:26AM			10:44AM		9:23PM 4:55PM	10:40AM		1:07AM	1:26PM 8:08PM		2:21AM	6:25AM	6:24PM		6:21AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	9	11	15	9	13	13	11	14	13	10	13	12	12	13	15	13	13	17	11	17
Low °C	10	12	8	10	15	8	10	13	9	12	12	9	10	12	9	11	14	9	12	16	10	14
Chill °C (?)	11	10	7	9	14	8	12	13	11	12	11	6	12	10	12	12	14	11	13	17	9	16
Sunrise	6:16	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	8:07	-	-	7:28	-	-	8:14	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:13	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.6 SW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.6 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	9	15	9	8	13	10	16	15	14	18	18	16	16	16	11	10	18	9	10	16	11	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.7 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 NNW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	16	11	14	14	11	18	8	11	19	12	12	21	20	19	15	18	14	15	16	14	6	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	-	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	-	2.1 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	9	14	8	9	10	11	11	-	10	9	-	8	-	-

	Wednesday 30						Thursday 01								Friday 02
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Pedro Point CAL - San Mateo	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Frankport Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SSW	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	2.3 NW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	9	15	8	8	8	9	8	14	8	14	13	13	18	18	17	16	16
Energy(?)	507	659	334	781	925	580	547	719	293	413	207	201	201	280	246	290	590	547
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:59PM 1.12	3:02PM 1.26			1:47AM 1.68					2:11PM 1.41				2:58AM 2.68
Low Tide / height (m)	6:00AM -0.36				7:23PM 0.75	8:08PM 1.43			7:00AM -0.25	8:41AM 0.05			5:45PM 1.25	9:16PM 1.61				10:24AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	16	12	10	8	9	8	14	11	15	15	14	10	8	8	10	13
Chill °C (?)	13	11	15	10	9	8	7	5	14	9	14	14	13	10	8	8	10	12
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	1.5 NW	0.9 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	15	9	15	15	15	8	9	8	14	8	14	13	13	18	10	8	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.9 SSW	0.5 W	0.7 NW	0.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.3 W	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 NW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	5	16	6	11	20	15	14	14	5	14	11	11	11	14	18	17	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	8	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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