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

	Fri	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05
	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	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 NW	0.7 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	14	8	9	10	11	9	19	18	18	17	16	16	8	15	8	7	8	19	18	17	17	16
Energy	1113	1189	824	2260	1451	1365	1195	1477	838	1627	667	698	1685	302	1067	1504	1378	784	2270	1013	1013	1213
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:19PM 1.71	1:05PM 0.91		10:04PM 1.61	1:15PM 1.28		10:35PM 1.61	12:36PM 1.43	2:03PM 1.30	11:09PM 2.09		2:45PM 1.29	11:31PM 1.61	1:36PM 0.93	2:11PM 1.40	1:15AM 1.62		2:29PM 0.95	1:03AM 1.41		5:04PM 2.10	1:51AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)	4:50AM -0.18	6:30AM -0.15	4:19PM 0.92		6:08AM -0.19	5:44PM 0.88		5:38AM 0.22	6:19PM 0.92		8:42AM -0.20	6:56PM 0.95		6:37AM -0.10	5:23PM 1.30		8:32AM -0.13	5:47PM 0.86		9:54AM 0.50		8:37PM 1.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	21	16	15	19	15	18	14	15	12	13	14	15	28	12	15	17	16	14	15	17
Low °C	13	11	19	10	12	16	12	16	13	14	10	12	14	15	27	9	13	17	11	12	15	12
Chill °C (?)	12	12	21	16	14	19	15	18	14	14	11	13	12	15	28	10	14	17	16	14	15	17
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.0 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	8	13	10	11	20	10	10	10	10	16	16	7	7	14	14	19	19	9	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 W	1.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	6	13	14	22	21	16	19	18	18	17	15	22	16	15	18	18	14	10	18	17	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	-	2.2 NW	-	-	-	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	-	-	1.1 NW
Period (s)	6	8	9	10	-	9	-	-	-	10	8	6	8	-	8	7	8	-	9	-	-	6

	Fri		Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Monday 01
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	The Patch CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	2.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	14	13	13	8	13	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	10	9	10	11	19	19	18	18
Energy	1361	1463	1113	1077	1630	1189	676	824	961	1793	2260	3149	1408	1451	1120	1365	2412	3132	1195	1290	1021	1477
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:22PM 1.77					11:53AM 1.55			10:04PM 1.61					1:48PM 0.91			10:21PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)					5:50AM -0.28			4:19PM 0.92					5:22AM -0.23								5:54AM -0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	10	13	9	10	13	19	21	15	11	10	10	11	15	16	19	15	17	13	12	14	18
Chill °C (?)	12	9	12	9	8	12	19	21	15	11	10	10	11	14	15	19	15	17	13	12	14	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-
Sunset	8:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:21	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	14	13	14	8	13	8	13	13	12	9	10	10	10	11	10	20	10	11	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	6	13	14	13	14	14	14	12	22	22	21	21	20	16	20	19	19	19	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	-	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	8	6	-	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	-	-	-	9	10	11	-	-	-	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	The Patch CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	8	8	13	13	9
Energy	861	1688	1361	1411	1479	1463	1424	1243	1113	1063	1153	1077	1058	1612	1630	1702	1185	1189	1161	308	676	704
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						10:22PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)													6:00AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	13	9	9	9	9	10	12	13	13	12	22	19	19
Chill °C (?)	17	12	12	11	9	9	8	10	12	12	9	9	9	7	8	10	12	12	10	22	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	8	14	14	8	8	8	13	13	13	8	8	8	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	6	6	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	-	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	-	-	-	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	7	8	8	-	6	6	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	9

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