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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	Sat	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23
	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	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Bay CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	3	3	0	3	2	0	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	1.7 NW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	1.3 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.9 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.8 NW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.7 SW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SW	1.9 NW
Period(s) (?)	19	11	10	10	18	10	16	16	16	16	15	6	14	14	8	8	8	8	16	7	14	7
Energy(?)	136	325	779	244	193	555	264	212	192	212	312	533	186	282	646	684	532	559	303	475	495	872
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:54AM 1.15	5:57PM 1.87		9:34AM 1.18	7:03PM 1.89		9:47AM 1.39		8:26PM 1.99	10:47AM 1.39		9:50PM 1.40	11:09AM 1.50		9:55PM 1.90	11:44AM 1.54		10:56PM 1.86	12:55PM 1.41		12:14AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)	12:56AM 0.04	11:37AM 0.96		2:06AM -0.07			2:47AM -0.11		2:24PM 0.95	3:58AM -0.22		4:33PM 0.54			4:14PM 0.77		5:04AM -0.17	5:15PM 0.73		6:30AM -0.10	5:50PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	16	18	18	14	18	18	14	20	17	14	21	18	12	21	17	12	19	16	14
Low °C	13	15	15	12	14	17	12	14	17	11	14	17	13	17	16	12	17	14	12	15	14	11
Chill °C (?)	16	17	15	15	18	17	13	18	17	12	20	16	11	21	18	9	21	16	10	19	15	13
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	1.7 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WNW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	14	11	10	10	10	17	9	16	16	16	6	15	14	8	14	14	8	13	16	7	14	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 NW	0.6 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	9	12	12	13	18	13	16	12	12	10	15	11	11	14	19	16	13	16	26	16	24	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	-	-	0.7 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	1.8 NW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	5	-	-	4	-	10	5	9	5	6	6	6	8	-	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

	Sat		Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tuesday 19
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bolinas Jetty 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	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County
Rating	2	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	0.3 SW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	9	10	19	11	11	11	11	18	18	10	10	10	10	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	9	16
Energy(?)	475	776	136	1673	1371	325	360	252	218	691	677	338	344	193	262	246	243	314	305	355	726	291
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	5:09PM 1.91								5:57PM 1.87					8:55AM 1.30			7:03PM 1.89					10:34AM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)			12:36AM 0.07				11:51AM 0.97					2:58AM -0.04			1:14PM 1.00					3:37AM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	13	14	13	17	18	18	16	15	14	13	14	18	18	18	16	14	12	11	13	16
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	13	13	17	17	17	15	15	14	12	13	18	17	17	15	13	11	11	12	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-
Sunset	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.5 NW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	17	17	9	9	9	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	20	20	9	14	12	12	18	12	12	18	18	13	18	18	17	10	9	16	16	16	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	0.7 W	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	0.7 WNW	-	-	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	9	10	5	11	11	-	11	5	5	-	-	5	-	-	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	9

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bolinas Jetty 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	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County
Rating	2	3	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 SW	1.2 NW	1.5 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	13	9	5	13	14	20	19	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	388	457	194	477	322	207	220	137	136	1114	1030	204	240	695	202	206	290	586	586	722	1371	513
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	5:09PM 1.91														7:43AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)								12:36AM 0.07												12:41PM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	16	17	17	15	15	17
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	15	16	16	17	16	14	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	2.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	20	8	20	20	9	9	9	9	19	14	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	2.1 NW	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	1.5 NW	-
Period (s)	9	9	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	11	-	5	5	10	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-

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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