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

	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Calafia Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	4	5	4	5	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	2.3 WSW	1.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	8	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	9	10	16	16	8	10	11	10	10	10	9	10
Energy(?)	584	759	1522	596	870	1451	1323	1275	991	670	1182	826	220	472	1325	1908	2179	2408	1799	754	1511	717
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:52PM 1.38		1:16AM 2.33		2:16PM 1.50	1:31AM 2.16		3:50PM 1.08	2:18AM 1.70		5:32PM 0.90	3:54AM 1.70		7:21PM 1.16			7:56PM 1.08	8:14PM 1.24	6:01AM 1.49		9:28PM 1.64	8:29AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)		6:22PM 0.92		7:25AM -0.12	6:56PM 1.06		8:41AM -0.09	7:36PM 0.88		10:18AM 0.35		10:00PM 1.00	12:38PM -0.06		11:02PM 0.91	12:16PM -0.08		12:30AM 0.93	1:34PM -0.20	2:36PM -0.05	2:44AM 0.91
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	22	13	17	21	14	10	11	11	14	11	13	23	22	18	10	20	20	23	23	16	23
Low °C	15	20	10	11	19	9	8	11	9	11	11	12	20	22	14	5	18	18	20	21	15	21
Chill °C (?)	20	22	11	17	21	13	10	10	11	12	8	12	23	22	17	8	20	20	23	23	16	23
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:45	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	7:20	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.7 W	0.5 SW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	2.3 WSW	1.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	1.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	2.3 NW	2.0 NW	0.4 SSW	1.7 NW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	9	10	14	10	13	10	12	11	11	11	9	10	16	10	8	16	15	10	10	14	10	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 W	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 NW	0.7 SW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	14	11	14	21	21	13	20	19	18	12	18	9	16	12	11	12	14	14	18	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	-	1.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-	0.7 NW	-	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	-	8	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	7	8	10	11	10	10	10	9	10

	Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 WNW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	11	8	9	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	12	11	11
Energy(?)	662	638	1054	641	635	722	1522	2366	2236	3553	2139	2305	1650	681	1786	1534	1576	1198	1244	1323	1105	1093
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	12:46AM 1.78				1:07PM 1.63				12:48AM 1.69					2:24PM 1.15			1:09AM 1.68					4:27PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)			7:28AM 0.38				6:06PM 0.43				7:34AM -0.09	8:19AM -0.10			7:50PM 0.60					9:54AM -0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	15	19	26	20	18	14	13	10	16	14	15	20	9	13	17	12	17	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	17	19	14	19	26	20	18	14	13	10	16	14	14	20	7	13	17	12	17	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.9 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	11	11	10	9	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	9	9	9	8	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.9 W	0.4 SW	0.9 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	11	11	15	10	14	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	21	21	13	13	13	13	13	13	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	-	2.0 NW	-	1.4 NW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 WNW	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	8	-	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	-	-	-

	Saturday 21
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Manresa State Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.0 W	1.6 NW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.4 NW	0.9 W	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	12	8	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	11	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	15	15	15
Energy(?)	654	456	690	395	494	343	372	515	514	1139	427	718	1465	723	1044	731	595	759	595	179	177	159
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:03AM 2.13													1:57PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)								6:34AM -0.09													7:59PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	20	17	17	22	16	19	15	15	13	21	18	17	21	11	21	20	20	20	13	12	11
Chill °C (?)	17	20	17	17	22	16	19	15	15	13	21	17	16	21	8	21	20	20	20	10	9	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	1.7 WNW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	11	11	10	8	11	10	11	11	10	11	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 SSW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.5 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 SW	0.8 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	16	7	8	7	11	8	15	11	11	15	11	15	10	15	15	15	14	14	14	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 NW	-	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW
Period (s)	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	8	8	8

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