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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	Wed		Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wed
	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 Sonoma County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Gualala Rivermouth CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County
Rating	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	2.3 W	1.8 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	3.0 WNW	2.1 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	15	13	18	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	1456	2883	2598	2661	5921	5017	4865	2693	1693	1498	1369	1296	1000	2256	1973	4947	1590	6376	2542	1813	1676	1683
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:08AM 1.62	12:46PM 1.45		1:39AM 1.62		1:54PM 1.70	2:26AM 2.04		3:04PM 1.56	3:25AM 1.45		4:27PM 1.03	3:28AM 1.59		6:26PM 1.05		5:05AM 1.16		8:19PM 1.09	6:38AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)	6:51PM 0.41		7:09AM 0.46		7:09PM 0.18	8:11AM 0.89		7:49PM 0.84	9:01AM 0.38		9:13PM 0.58	10:21AM 0.40		9:10PM 0.80	11:15AM 0.29		10:21PM 0.94		1:31PM 0.14	10:50PM 1.05		1:40PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	29	5	-
High °C	21	15	19	20	15	18	18	18	17	15	14	14	15	13	14	13	10	11	11	11	8	7
Low °C	17	12	18	16	14	17	16	15	16	14	12	13	13	10	12	10	8	11	9	9	7	7
Chill °C (?)	21	15	19	20	15	18	18	18	16	14	14	13	14	12	12	11	7	8	9	8	6	3
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-
Sunset	5:37	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 W	2.3 W	1.9 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	18	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.6 WSW	1.8 W	0.8 W	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.3 W	0.1 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	13	15	18	-	-	-	13	-	14	12	19	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	14	14	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	3.0 WNW	-	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	14	-	13	-	-	-	11

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	1953	1456	1743	2865	2883	3114	3172	3033	2084	3184	3054	6076	5921	6165	6058	5688	5180	4139	4094	4284	3084	3113
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	12:14PM 2.15					1:20AM 2.04			12:46PM 1.45	1:05PM 1.94				1:39AM 1.62				2:25PM 0.95				2:30AM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)			6:33PM -0.01					7:14AM 0.93				7:22PM 0.23				8:03AM 0.42				7:53PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	21	17	16	15	13	12	16	22	16	17	15	14	15	15	17	16	17	18	16	15	14
Chill °C (?)	20	21	17	16	14	12	11	15	22	16	17	15	14	15	14	17	16	16	18	16	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.2 S	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	18	18	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.7 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1761	1285	1285	1408	1536	1456	1675	1674	1743	2298	2184	2415	2810	2926	2883	2909	2909	1619	2105	2833	2051	2693
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:56AM 1.63														1:08AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)									6:33PM -0.01													7:18AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	17	17	17	16	17	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	16	14	16
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	17	17	17	16	17	15	15	14	15	13	13	11	16	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.7 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.1 WSW	2.3 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 WNW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WNW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.1 SW	0.3 S	1.9 WSW	0.2 S	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	13	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	-	0.7 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	4	-

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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