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

	Wed	Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sunday 04			Monday 05			Tuesday 06			Wednesday 07
	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	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	State Line Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	0.9 SW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	14	14	13	18	16	15	14	14	9	11	11	11	12	11	10	9	9	19	11	13	13
Energy(?)	781	371	277	201	246	547	543	2162	2004	1482	3864	3998	2670	3331	1183	1185	1606	1137	546	1304	1533	1384
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:09PM	1:32AM		4:22PM	12:15AM		3:22PM	1:26AM		5:15PM	2:56AM	5:17AM	7:38PM		6:32AM	2:05AM	8:25PM	7:48AM		1:21PM	11:46PM
Low Tide / height (m)	7:22PM		8:58AM			8:10AM 4:57PM	7:04PM		9:33AM		9:23PM	12:36PM		1:07AM	1:31PM		2:23AM		6:25AM	6:24PM 10:59PM		6:21AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	15	15	10	13	13	11	12	13	10	14	13	12	12	17	11	13	16	11	15	19
Low °C	12	13	13	15	8	10	13	9	12	11	9	10	13	10	11	16	10	11	16	10	12	19
Chill °C (?)	10	14	14	14	10	13	12	11	10	11	7	13	11	11	11	17	10	12	15	9	15	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:07	-
Sunset	8:07	-	-	7:28	-	-	8:14	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:31	-	-	8:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.6 SW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	0.9 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	8	16	15	19	18	18	10	11	16	12	11	18	15	9	11	11	13	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	5	12	11	18	8	11	13	12	12	16	16	20	15	18	15	21	16	19	19	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	3.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	-	-	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	9	11	11	11	-	-	10	9	9	-	-	-	13

	Wed		Thursday 01								Friday 02
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	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	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	17	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	574	781	903	510	371	366	293	277	207	201	201	280	246	286	590	547	627	543
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		3:02PM 1.26			11:20PM 1.78					2:11PM 1.41				2:58AM 2.68
Low Tide / height (m)			7:22PM 0.75	8:08PM 1.43			7:00AM -0.25				5:45PM 1.25	9:16PM 1.61				10:24AM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	12	12	9	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	10	8	8	10	13	11	13
Chill °C (?)	16	10	12	9	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	10	8	8	10	13	10	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	16	15	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	8	8	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.7 NW	0.8 S	0.5 SW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	21	11	15	15	5	5	5	12	11	11	11	14	18	17	14	8	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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