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

	Mon		Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.4 WNW	1.7 W	1.9 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 WNW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	3.5 W	5.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	11	10	10	9	9	9	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	15
Energy(?)	235	215	238	326	418	508	619	727	1519	3502	3440	2117	1302	1236	625	505	2985	10587
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:52AM	1:40AM	11:39AM		2:30AM	12:25PM	1:58PM		4:13AM	3:01PM		5:08AM	3:44PM		5:58AM	5:35PM	2:15AM	6:46AM
Low Tide / height (m)	5:59PM		5:38AM		7:17PM	6:31AM		9:11PM	9:29AM	7:27PM	10:06PM	10:51AM		11:00PM	12:10PM		11:57PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	heavy rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	5
High °C	13	14	14	12	11	11	9	7	7	8	7	9	12	7	12	12	11	8
Low °C	12	13	12	11	11	10	8	5	7	8	6	7	10	6	10	10	10	8
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	11	10	9	6	4	7	5	5	8	12	4	12	12	7	5
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:31
Sunset	4:51	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.0 WNW	1.7 W	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	2.1 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	3.5 W	5.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	9	11	10	13	9	13	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 NW	0.2 SSW	2.0 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	16	15	15	14	16	14	9	17	15	16	15	15	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	1.9 WNW	2.2 NW	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	0.3 SW	2.0 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	10	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	3	7	7

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.9 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	7	7	7	7	7	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	269	235	313	210	215	233	319	238	205	326	286	260	418	268	550	508	516	619
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	ebb	low	flow	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	10:52AM 1.99					1:13AM 1.20			1:00PM 2.84	1:02PM 2.44				3:15AM 2.30				1:58PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)			6:21PM -0.10					7:10AM 1.45				8:17PM -0.01				8:19AM 1.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	15	14	14	13	11	12	14	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	9
Chill °C (?)	14	13	14	13	13	13	10	12	14	11	11	10	11	10	8	9	9	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-
Sunset	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	1.2 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	10	12	15	12	9	7	11	11	10	10	11	10	13	10	10	9	9	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	13	13	16	15	14	12	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.9 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	1.2 NW	-	-	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	-	-	9

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