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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7 day 48 hour

	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13			Mon
	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	State Line Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 NW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	3.5 NNW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	8	14	14	14	18	17	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	10	9	9
Energy(?)	337	392	350	280	218	152	107	108	332	735	532	1164	842	921	1876	951	835	824	962	876	2166	1150
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:51AM			11:45AM		10:20PM	12:44PM		9:42PM	1:10PM	9:58AM	11:01PM	1:32PM 11:04AM		11:01PM	1:43PM		10:26PM		3:49AM	3:51PM	12:51PM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:52PM	2:59AM		3:32PM 4:00AM	4:27AM	5:48AM	3:12PM		5:58AM	3:33PM		6:34AM	5:46PM	2:00PM	6:10AM 2:37PM	4:21PM		10:40PM	8:46AM		10:56PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	15	15	16	21	18	18	21	15	23	13	17	19	12	15	19	13	22	18	13	19
Low °C	12	17	13	12	16	20	15	18	18	12	22	11	14	18	11	12	19	12	18	17	12	16
Chill °C (?)	14	17	15	14	16	21	18	18	21	14	23	11	17	19	12	15	19	13	22	18	13	19
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54
Sunset	-	8:51	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.7 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	1.7 NW	0.5 SW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.5 WNW	0.5 SW	2.2 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	9	8	9	14	14	5	8	8	7	16	8	19	9	9	10	10	9	10	16	10	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	16	14	8	8	13	13	13	16	12	19	12	17	17	17	15	16	16	17	15	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.2 N	0.6 NW	1.9 WNW	2.4 NW	2.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	2.5 NNW	2.5 NW	-	3.5 NNW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	3	7	8	8	8	9	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	9	9

	Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wed

Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NNW	2.2 NNW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	16	16	16	8	8	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	13
Energy(?)	771	715	636	337	337	392	349	350	350	343	273	280	218	218	173	141	152	135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)					11:04AM 1.59			8:18PM 1.71					11:45AM 1.63			9:02PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)		4:47AM -0.00				3:33PM 1.59				4:45AM -0.12				3:32PM 1.42				3:33AM -0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	18	15	15	17	13	13	13	10	15	15	16	16	15	14	20	20
Chill °C (?)	12	12	18	14	14	17	12	13	12	10	14	14	16	16	15	14	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 NNW	2.2 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	8	8	16	9	9	8	8	14	9	8	9	14	14	14	8	13	5	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 S	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	6	16	16	16	16	9	14	15	14	8	8	8	13	8	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	-

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