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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue	Wed	Thu	Wed	Thu	Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Mon	Sun	Mon	Tue	Mon	Tuesday 19
	Night	Night	AM	Night	AM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	AM	AM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	The Fort CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Fort CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Salmon Creek CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County
Rating	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.1 SW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period(s)	12	17	16	12	11	15	14	14	14	17	15	14	13	13	12	10	10	11	10	10	14	13
Energy	411	92	281	1448	1139	594	466	304	540	1704	1378	731	451	333	534	2842	1309	405	1063	1237	1373	1703
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:16PM 1.59	12:01AM 0.55		9:26PM 1.55	10:13AM 1.28		12:55PM 1.00	1:13AM 0.49		1:24PM 1.13	1:42AM 0.45		1:57PM 1.22	2:10AM 0.43		11:26PM 1.99			1:35AM 1.91		3:07PM 1.38	1:48AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	2:58AM 0.18	6:52PM 0.37	5:37AM 0.30	4:31AM -0.05		5:52AM 0.25		8:04PM 0.18	6:14AM 0.19		8:40PM 0.13	6:40AM 0.14		9:17PM 0.11	7:09AM 0.09		7:03AM -0.54	7:41AM 0.06	8:09PM 0.82	7:55AM -0.50	7:45PM 0.95	8:21PM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	4	3	2	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	20	21	13	15	18	19	16	17	15	15	17	17	16	16	14	17	15	13	20	20	14
Low °C	11	19	19	10	12	18	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	10	14	15	12	16	19	12
Chill °C (?)	12	20	21	11	14	18	18	15	16	15	15	17	16	16	16	12	17	14	11	20	20	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:07	-	6:01	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	5:58	7:11	-	5:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SSW	1.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	12	13	16	13	16	15	14	14	14	17	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.3 NE	0.7 SW	0.2 WNW	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	17	12	18	13	5	5	-	4	13	4	-	-	4	23	13	16	19	16	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.5 NE	0.4 N	0.6 N	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	0.3 SW	1.2 SW	3.0 WNW	-	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	3	4	12	11	3	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	4	12	10	-	11	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 13				Thursday 14					Wed	Thursday 14				Friday 15							Sat
	12:30PM	3:30PM	2AM	5AM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	5AM	8AM	3:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Fort CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Mystos CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	14	13	12	12	17	16	16	16	19	7	12	11	11	11	16	15	15	14	14	9	9	14
Energy	76	78	411	514	92	112	140	281	681	895	1448	1795	1740	1139	707	594	558	466	459	1418	1268	363
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.70				12:01AM 0.55					8:47PM 1.71				10:13AM 1.28				12:55PM 1.00				1:13AM 0.49
Low Tide / height (m)				3:12AM 0.22			5:37AM 0.30					4:31AM -0.05			5:52AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	3	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	11	11	20	19	19	19	21	9	10	10	11	15	17	18	18	19	16	10	12	16
Chill °C (?)	21	22	9	9	20	19	19	19	21	7	10	10	11	14	17	18	17	18	14	8	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	13	13	12	16	19	7	13	11	11	16	16	15	15	14	14	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.0 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 NW	0.2 NNW	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	7	7	14	14	17	16	16	12	13	12	18	13	17	13	5	5	-	5	-	18	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 NE	2.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.8 N	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.5 NNW
Period (s)	3	3	4	5	3	3	4	4	3	7	12	8	8	11	3	3	3	3	4	9	9	4

	Wednesday 13	Thursday 14
	10:30AM	11:30AM	8PM	9PM	2:30PM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	6:30PM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	0:30AM	1:30AM	2:30AM	3:30AM	4:30AM	1PM	2PM	7:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Sonoma County	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Fort CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.4 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
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	76	76	76	80	79	78	77	83	411	59	59	514	562	76	92	90	88	112	127	144	140	165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			12:23PM 0.70												12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)										6:52PM 0.37											5:37AM 0.30
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	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	11	21	20	11	11	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	9	21	20	9	9	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	14	18	18	14	14	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.6 WNW	0.3 E	0.3 E	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	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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