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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	Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	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 Sonoma County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Point Arena CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	4	0	2	2	1	4	3	3	4	4	0	0	4	0	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.4 WNW	0.7 W	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	7	11	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	13
Energy(?)	328	247	453	302	744	883	361	812	420	196	202	992	587	1925	990	755	698	1643	1342	1607	2453	1470
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			12:54AM 1.34	11:12AM 1.88		1:21AM 1.48	12:04PM 1.79		3:20AM 1.44	12:58PM 1.66		3:31AM 1.34		2:03PM 1.20			3:01PM 1.31		5:10AM 1.40	4:17PM 1.15		5:15AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		5:10PM -0.53		5:39AM 0.87	6:14PM -0.49		6:37AM 0.88		8:28PM -0.39	7:40AM 0.87		8:32PM -0.27	9:12AM 0.56		9:46PM -0.08	9:32AM 0.88		10:17PM 0.03	11:27AM 0.66		11:32PM 0.15	11:49AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	12	14	16	13	17	16	12	15	14	13	15	14	14	18	17	14	18	15	13	16
Low °C	11	12	11	12	14	11	14	15	11	13	14	12	14	13	12	17	14	13	15	14	12	14
Chill °C (?)	14	11	12	14	15	12	16	15	12	15	12	13	14	12	13	17	16	13	17	14	13	16
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	7	13	12	12	13	11	11	11	13	11	12	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.8 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	13	11	15	14	13	9	13	6	12	10	12	12	11	11	20	18	16	16	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	1.7 WNW	0.9 NW	-	0.9 WNW	1.3 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	6	6	-	12	5	-	5	6	-	-	6	-	5	6	-	-	-	-

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	1.1 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	7	7	7	11	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	280	267	351	328	329	339	379	501	587	680	561	798	457	480	502	698	883	1172	910	1185	541	232
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	high	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	11:21PM 1.46												11:19AM 1.50					1:47AM 1.34			12:10PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)		3:56AM 0.88	4:46AM 0.84				6:00PM -0.50				5:39AM 0.87								6:37AM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	9	11	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	16
Chill °C (?)	10	10	8	11	14	13	12	10	10	11	11	12	14	13	12	11	12	11	11	12	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	7	7	7	6	14	7	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	7	7	7	16	16	11	11	11	11	6	14	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	-	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 NW	-	1.3 NW	-	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	-	7	7	6	6	6	-	12	-	4

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Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	280	280	371	362	304	325	320	332	330	335	330	328	211	251	249	322	347	339	339	386	256	352
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		11:21PM 1.46											10:30AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)							4:46AM 0.84	5:34AM 0.84												6:00PM -0.50	6:20PM -0.36
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	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	11	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	10	9	10	10	8	10	9	9	8	8	11	12	12	13	14	12	11	12	12	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	7	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	6	7	7	7	7	14	14	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	16	16	16	16	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	-	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	7

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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