Sonoma County Surf

Detailed Sonoma County 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 Sonoma County. 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 Sonoma County. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Sonoma County over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Sonoma County and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Sonoma County Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Sonoma County Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Sonoma County coastline are also listed below.

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Sonoma County Wavefinder

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	Mon	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22
	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 Sonoma County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Salmon Creek CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 NW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 NW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	8	9	7	9	9	8
Energy(?)	715	1511	1399	1129	1113	1123	1370	834	647	893	1172	1069	1003	865	665	420	565	621	515	643	652	469
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	off	off	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		8:14AM 1.59		10:31PM 1.16	8:18AM 2.25		10:46PM 1.67	8:53AM 2.28		11:26PM 1.70	9:30AM 2.31		12:09AM 1.35	10:03AM 1.80		12:44AM 1.35	10:45AM 1.91		1:19AM 1.35	11:21AM 2.25		2:03AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	1:25AM 1.27		3:52PM -0.02	3:15AM 0.87		3:49PM 0.29	2:50AM 1.38		4:26PM 0.22	3:30AM 1.40		6:23PM -0.17		4:37AM 1.09	5:33PM -0.17		4:53AM 1.08	6:07PM -0.18		5:29AM 1.43	6:54PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	14	21	8	14	13	20	8	6
High °C	16	16	16	15	15	13	12	15	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	13
Low °C	14	16	15	15	15	11	9	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	15	14	12	12	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Sunrise	-	7:24	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:53	-	-	4:53	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 W	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 NW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	10	12	12	6	8	9	10	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW	1.5 W	1.0 W	0.4 SW	1.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	1.3 NW	1.3 W	1.1 W	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.3 NW	0.7 NW	1.2 WSW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	13	14	13	12	11	12	11	11	13	12	12	13	12	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSE	1.9 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	4	7	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 WNW	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	0.4 SW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.8 NW	1.8 W	1.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	293	306	555	1031	1538	1511	1467	1399	1359	1301	1166	54	1134	1113	1140	1123	1787	1224	1245	1264	1035	834
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		9:37PM 1.10				7:44AM 2.22					10:02PM 1.62			8:19AM 1.79					10:51PM 1.32			8:53AM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)				2:31AM 0.78				3:13PM 0.39								3:51PM -0.07				2:50AM 1.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	13	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	10	10	10	11	12	14
Chill °C (?)	15	12	13	13	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	12	8	9	9	11	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 WNW	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.8 NW	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 W	0.3 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.8 W	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 W	1.2 WNW	1.0 W
Period (s)	9	9	13	15	16	14	14	13	12	12	11	15	11	11	15	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 15							Tuesday 16
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 W	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	0.4 SW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	8	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	135	143	143	143	449	507	559	646	715	857	1089	93	1140	1182	1310	1425	1694	1356	1356	1468	1467	1354
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	off	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)						9:11PM 1.57										7:48AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)										1:25AM 1.27		3:19AM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	11	12	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	14	12	11	12	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	16	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.5 W	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.1 W
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	9	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Sonoma County Surf Breaks

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Surfing isn't the first thing that springs to mind when you look at the Sonoma coast. Large cliffs, rocky coves and deep waters make it a nightmare to get to a wave never mind surf one. Local knowledge is a must in this area as surfable beaches are very few and far between. Salmon Creek is the most well known spot, where most surfers will congregate. Secret spots are hidden all up and down but finding them from the top of the cliffs that line highway 1 will be no easy task. Scope out where you're going first, a surfers leg is high on a Great White Shark's lunch list.

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