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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Change units		Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Patricks Point State Park CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	7	7	6	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	7
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	WNW 13	W 13	W 14	W 15	W 14	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 16	W 19	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	W 19	WNW 18	W 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
kJ	2190	1042	3100	6155	6356	4985	2817	1576	2478	5655	17393	14164	9599	6106	16470	9536	8762	7415	6596
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	WSW	WNW	NNW	WSW	NW	ENE	NNW	SSE	S	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:34AM1.65m	10:19AM1.66m		2:18AM1.61m	12:32PM2.10m		2:23AM1.13m	10:43AM1.93m		3:11AM1.48m	12:09PM1.37m			4:11AM1.44m	2:25PM1.76m		5:14AM1.23m	1:24PM1.58m
Low Tide		4:32AM1.04m	6:56PM0.29m	7:17PM-0.19m	6:47AM1.09m			4:14AM1.30m	6:48PM0.43m	7:25PM0.39m	7:00AM1.08m		8:15PM0.46m	6:26AM1.42m		9:05PM0.52m	10:00AM1.09m		9:51PM0.21m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	12	2	1	—
Max °C	14	22	16	14	19	15	17	19	18	13	16	17	15	18	12	14	15	14	12
Min °C	14	20	15	14	17	13	16	18	16	12	15	14	14	17	11	13	14	12	12
Chill °C	13	22	16	14	19	15	17	19	18	12	16	17	15	18	11	14	14	13	11
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