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

	Thu		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Popotla Baja Norte	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Alisitos Baja Norte	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alisitos Baja Norte	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	0.9 SSW	1.6 NW	0.8 S	1.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	17	10	16	8	14	8	9	20	19	18	18	17	16	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	11
Energy(?)	1205	681	772	583	532	455	979	1400	791	1116	1091	637	711	820	921	1542	1052	862	733	643	573	869
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:26PM 0.96	6:31AM 1.34		10:34PM 1.49	8:56AM 1.90		9:30PM 1.09	8:32AM 1.49		10:47PM 1.49	8:52AM 1.52		10:06PM 1.25	9:34AM 1.53		11:37PM 1.70	9:12AM 2.08		10:53PM 1.46	1:02PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 0.84		3:15PM 0.21	2:56AM 1.11		2:49PM 0.40	2:16AM 0.67		4:38PM 0.03	4:05AM 0.76		3:44PM -0.13	3:34AM 0.41		4:13PM -0.05			4:39PM -0.01	4:59AM 0.13	6:55AM 0.22	4:36PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	20	14	22	15	18	9	15	19	16	17	24	24	24	17	19	15	19	21	18	23	22
Low °C	12	17	12	21	11	17	9	13	16	16	16	20	23	20	15	19	13	15	20	16	17	21
Chill °C (?)	12	20	14	22	15	18	6	13	19	16	16	24	24	24	17	19	15	19	21	18	23	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-
Sunset	7:20	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:53	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.2 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	11	8	10	16	15	14	14	20	9	10	9	18	17	16	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	18	17	8	14	13	9	22	14	20	19	18	8	12	12	13	16	16	15	15	15	14	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	-	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	0.7 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	8	-	8	9	-	-	-	-	6	11	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	4

	Thursday 12				Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sun
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Popotla Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	0.7 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	16	16	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	14	8	8	8	9
Energy(?)	1349	1426	1611	1059	1034	1014	1086	541	841	806	1420	1143	1191	1205	1302	1026	1322	504	1030	1785	1029	1370
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				9:39PM 1.41			6:27AM 1.81					9:16PM 1.03			7:25AM 1.42					9:30PM 1.09	11:06PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)	12:59PM -0.77				1:40AM 1.18					3:15PM 0.21			1:35AM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	25	20	11	10	10	18	20	24	13	13	17	16	14	14	15	14	17	17	17	9	15
Chill °C (?)	27	25	20	11	10	10	18	20	24	13	12	17	16	13	13	15	13	17	16	17	8	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 S	1.8 WNW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	9	9	11	10	10	10	11	8	8	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	14	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	22	14	14	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	-	-	-	1.7 NW	-	1.6 NW	-	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	-	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	-	1.9 NW
Period (s)	12	12	11	-	-	-	8	-	8	-	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	-	8	8	-	9

	Thursday 12												Friday 13
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Popotla Baja Norte	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	1.6 NW	0.8 S	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 S	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 NW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.8 NW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	12	18	10	11	11	11	18	12	10	11	17	17	17	17	17	10	16	16	16	11	16
Energy(?)	607	1346	597	1259	1221	1205	1762	1004	1344	1075	1860	720	676	693	681	803	855	337	559	566	998	382
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)											9:20PM 1.24									6:31AM 1.34	7:47AM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)			1:31PM 0.07	2:16PM 0.31										12:40AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	24	13	12	12	25	22	20	11	10	19	18	18	18	14	8	26	16	16	10	21
Chill °C (?)	25	25	24	12	11	11	25	22	20	11	8	19	18	18	18	14	5	26	16	16	9	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 NW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	9	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	16	8	8	11	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	10	16	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 NW	-	2.0 NW	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	-	-	11	9	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	9

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