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

	Sat	Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	Night	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 California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Calafia Baja Norte	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Calafia Baja Norte	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	3.5 NW	2.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	2.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	7	17	8	9	8	8	15	14	14	18	17	13	8	9	8	10	10	9	9	9	8	9
Energy(?)	452	469	1284	1022	280	413	355	280	207	152	107	96	717	591	887	1245	1308	974	1575	1372	373	974
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:02PM	9:44AM	7:41PM 7:05PM		9:58AM	7:24PM	9:44PM	12:12PM		10:20PM	1:14PM		8:36PM	1:20PM		11:44PM	1:07PM		2:56PM	3:22AM		3:24PM
Low Tide / height (m)	3:25AM	1:00PM		3:27AM	1:30PM			5:17AM	4:35PM		6:09AM	5:26PM 4:02AM	4:06AM	6:27AM	5:50PM		6:08AM	4:37PM		10:23PM	8:06AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	20	20	13	17	17	13	16	24	20	19	23	13	19	13	18	19	16	13	14	13	14
Low °C	15	19	19	12	16	16	11	12	23	19	16	23	12	15	13	15	16	16	11	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	15	20	20	13	17	16	13	16	24	20	19	23	11	19	11	17	19	16	13	13	12	14
Sunrise	-	5:47	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:51	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.4 SW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	3.0 NW	0.6 SSW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	7	17	14	9	8	8	9	8	14	6	8	13	8	9	16	10	10	16	17	9	16	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	7	18	14	9	16	15	14	18	13	13	16	13	16	12	19	16	12	12	16	20	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	-	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	2.4 NW	-	2.5 NNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.7 NW	-
Period (s)	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	4	6	8	-	8	10	10	9	9	-	8	-

	Sat	Sunday 06	Monday 07

Best forecast wave conditions in California	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Calafia Baja Norte	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	0.9 SSW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NNW	2.4 NW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	7	7	7	8	17	7	8	8	9	9	9	16	8	8	8	15	14
Energy(?)	406	629	452	373	441	469	715	1284	1181	841	1022	969	636	280	300	413	288	350
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)						8:22AM 1.35				8:55PM 2.50					11:23AM 1.91			8:18PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)				2:49AM 0.09				2:51PM 1.07				4:47AM -0.00				3:33PM 1.59
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	15	15	15	15	20	20	19	15	14	12	12	19	17	17	16	14	13
Chill °C (?)	12	14	15	15	14	20	20	19	14	13	12	12	19	17	16	15	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.4 NW	2.5 NNW	2.5 NNW	1.1 SSW	1.5 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	16	7	7	7	14	17	14	14	14	9	9	9	16	8	8	8	9	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	11	14	14	14	18	7	19	18	18	14	14	13	6	9	9	16	15	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	-	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	8	-	7	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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