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 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	0.5 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 W	1.2 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	16	15	16	13	13	20	14	18	16	15	13	13	13	12	15	14	14	16	14	14
Energy(?)	247	382	421	830	438	693	508	519	556	1034	1242	861	802	687	550	676	918	693	959	854	1133	778
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			11:33PM 1.28	9:14AM 1.76		12:37AM 1.80	9:50AM 2.19		12:14AM 1.30	10:30AM 1.66		12:29AM 1.64	11:10AM 1.56		11:13PM 1.65	10:23AM 1.92		1:28AM 1.78	12:44PM 1.66	2:19PM 2.34	2:02AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		3:56PM -0.18	3:30AM 1.00		5:55PM -0.19			5:14PM 0.17		4:37AM 0.88	5:21PM -0.18		5:17AM 0.80	4:44PM 0.28		4:28AM 0.95	5:11PM 0.40		7:13AM 1.03		7:13PM 0.62	8:26AM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	17	22	22	19	13	13	18	20	19	17	19	19	15	17	11	14	15	14	7	14
Low °C	17	20	16	22	20	18	12	13	17	20	17	15	17	16	14	17	10	12	15	12	6	11
Chill °C (?)	21	21	17	22	22	19	13	12	18	20	19	17	19	19	15	17	9	13	15	13	4	13
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	5:16	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	12	12	16	15	16	13	13	13	14	13	16	15	13	13	13	12	15	14	14	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 W	1.0 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	14	18	11	13	11	12	12	10	13	18	12	11	16	16	18	16	11	8	18	13	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 NW	-
Period (s)	2	-	-	-	-	7	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	5	6	7	8	8	5	-

	Saturday 17						Sunday 18								Monday 19
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Alisitos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	18	16	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	19	13	15
Energy(?)	513	247	232	285	517	571	568	590	530	671	634	756	547	545	609	624	578	564	530	621	518	714
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		8:36AM 1.76					11:02PM 1.53			9:14AM 1.76				9:49PM 1.52				9:50AM 2.19
Low Tide / height (m)				3:56PM -0.18	5:21PM -0.14			3:04AM 1.23					4:25PM -0.21			2:26AM 1.00					5:14PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	17	21	20	13	11	21	18	16	18	21	20	17	20	20	20	20	20	21	13	18	18
Chill °C (?)	19	17	21	20	13	10	21	18	16	18	21	20	17	20	20	20	20	20	21	12	18	18
Sunrise	6:48	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	7:16	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	11	16	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 NW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 NW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.6 W	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	18	6	12	11	10	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	4	12	11	16	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.3 NNE	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	-	0.6 NW	-
Period (s)	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	-

	Saturday 17	Sunday 18
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Alisitos Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Alisitos Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	18	18	12	12	12	11	18	12	18	12	12	12	12	16	16	15	16	16
Energy(?)	519	250	251	247	270	241	393	404	232	227	288	382	281	366	365	360	312	491	490	593	568	535
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)						10:00AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	15	15	15	11	13	22	23	21	22	21	21	19	22	22	21	21	20	20	12	21	20
Chill °C (?)	19	14	15	14	10	13	22	23	21	22	21	21	19	22	22	21	21	20	20	11	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	16	16	15	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	18	18	14	19	14	14	18	18	18	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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