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

	Sunday 30			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sun
	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	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	22	19	18	18	16	16	15	16	15	13	14	12	11	11	13	12	10	13	11
Energy(?)	1464	1391	1221	1080	2027	2835	1409	2038	1803	1627	1883	1312	560	743	431	496	581	1636	1501	1342	761	885
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:47PM 1.08		6:38AM 1.73		8:32PM 1.29	6:59AM 0.96		8:55PM 1.55	7:47AM 2.42		9:56PM 1.59	8:32AM 2.50		12:24AM 1.73	10:44AM 2.68		11:51PM 1.62	10:09AM 2.46		1:53AM 1.07	10:23AM 2.35
Low Tide / height (m)	12:42PM 0.28		11:56PM 0.50		2:12PM 0.04	1:39AM 0.66		1:03PM 0.13	1:25AM 1.06		3:49PM -0.04	2:14AM 1.13		4:03PM -0.16		4:48AM 0.99	5:59PM -0.24	3:57AM 1.23		5:46PM -0.15	7:10PM -0.33	4:06AM 1.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	4	11	-	-
High °C	14	16	14	16	12	16	17	16	12	15	16	15	17	17	13	12	11	11	11	12	15	12
Low °C	11	13	13	16	11	15	17	13	10	13	15	15	16	16	11	12	11	10	10	10	14	12
Chill °C (?)	14	15	13	16	12	16	17	16	12	15	16	15	17	16	12	11	9	10	9	9	15	11
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:43	-	-	4:46	-	-	4:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	11	19	18	18	16	16	15	16	15	13	14	12	11	11	13	12	10	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.8 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 NW	0.5 W	1.5 W	0.2 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.0 NW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	7	6	11	11	10	9	11	12	14	8	14	14	6	13	11	14	11	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	1.6 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	12	12	22	22	21	20	18	18	17	18	18	17	16	17
Energy(?)	1414	1484	1385	1222	1059	1328	2763	1004	1221	1126	1091	1080	1157	1636	3146	3304	3295	3244	3330	3439	1979	1456
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			6:03AM 1.60				6:24PM 0.20									9:02PM 1.65				7:06AM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)	11:04PM 0.36					1:24PM 0.31			11:51PM 0.85					1:36PM 0.40								1:47PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	13	14	13	14	15	13	13	11	16	16	15	10	13	12	16	16	17	14	16
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	13	14	12	13	15	12	12	11	16	16	15	10	13	12	16	16	17	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	0.4 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	14	12	12	11	11	11	11	18	18	17	18	18	17	16	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 NW	0.1 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.9 W	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 NNW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	7	18	13	13	13	13	22	7	21	20	7	6	7	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	12	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	1.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 W	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1306	1289	1414	1416	1895	1843	1375	677	1811	1808	1351	1601	1568	1595	1065	994	873	1391	1220	1238	884	496
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)		11:04PM 0.36														1:56PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	10	10	8	8	12	15	13	13	11	15	15	16	12	13	12	16	14	13	12	15
Chill °C (?)	10	9	9	9	8	8	11	15	12	12	10	14	14	15	10	12	11	15	12	11	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	1.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.9 W	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 S
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.3 NW	-	0.2 NNW	1.0 NNW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	6	7	-	7	5	4	5	4	4	5	-	5

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