California Surf

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

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California Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			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 California	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County
Rating	8	6	5	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	5.0 W	4.5 W	3.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.1 WSW	4.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	10	12	16	16	15	9	10	9	12	13	9	11	11	9	8	16	16	14
Energy(?)	9242	6402	3708	1491	1018	1154	291	280	242	340	223	729	4863	1134	1106	1213	1011	721	264	201	83	120
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:06AM		10:38PM	12:04PM		12:55AM	12:01PM		11:46PM	1:04PM		11:57PM	11:57AM	3:22PM	1:10AM		3:04PM	12:26AM		4:38AM	6:13PM	4:03AM
Low Tide / height (m)		4:21PM	4:55AM	5:52AM	6:42PM		5:46AM	5:21PM		6:40AM	6:10PM		9:33AM			8:09AM	6:52PM 3:49PM		12:34AM	10:34AM		1:32AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	2	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	9	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	10	13	10	11	9	12	14	14	14	8	8	11	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16
Low °C	10	10	9	8	10	10	8	11	14	13	14	7	6	11	13	10	11	13	13	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	9	8	8	12	9	8	7	11	14	12	14	6	5	10	13	14	12	11	14	13	14	16
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35
Sunset	-	7:37	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	5.0 W	4.5 W	3.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.1 WSW	4.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	10	12	10	16	15	9	10	9	12	13	9	11	15	9	8	16	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	15	20	18	18	18	16	16	10	19	14	14	10	17	16	16	15	12	15	16	16	8	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	1.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 W	2.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	-	-	0.7 W	0.7 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	11	11	-	-	6	4	-

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte
Rating	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	10	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	9468	8716	8146	9242	8512	6402	5792	5986	3708	3207	1240	1491	1001	1018	1119	1553	1154	1013
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)					11:52AM 2.12			10:29PM 1.57				10:28AM 0.65	12:53PM 1.57			10:36PM 2.18
Low Tide / height (m)		4:05AM 0.66								4:55AM 0.45								4:14AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	12	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	13	10	10	10	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	12	10	12	9	8	8	8	8	7	6	8	12	8	9	8	9	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	4.5 WNW	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	10	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	15	20	20	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	1.3 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-

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