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

	Fri	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	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 California	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fort Cronkite Rodeo Beach CAL - Marin County	Ano Nuevo CAL - San Mateo	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Pedro Point CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Frankport Oregon South	Caspar Creek CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	9	9	7	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	4.5 W	4.0 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.5 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	4.5 W	5.5 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	5.0 W	5.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	17	17	17	16	16	15	23	20	21	16	16	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	18	19
Energy(?)	3348	11633	8302	14218	8764	8516	8597	22879	20273	8985	8619	8530	7303	3388	3865	7518	13009	11339	8788	8193	15593	17325
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:27AM	3:36PM		5:08AM	4:51PM		4:56AM	4:49PM		5:23AM	3:54AM	7:09PM	5:52AM		7:49PM	8:03AM		1:59PM	1:31AM 6:04AM		2:31PM
Low Tide / height (m)		10:14AM		10:27PM	11:25AM	9:45PM	10:23PM	11:43AM		10:28PM	12:35PM		11:20PM		1:25PM	11:47PM		3:19PM	4:41PM		9:51AM	5:46PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	18	3	1	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	10	2	-	-	-	11	3	3	8	-	3	3
High °C	13	13	14	14	17	17	13	15	17	17	9	9	12	13	12	14	13	13	12	14	11	12
Low °C	10	13	13	13	15	16	11	14	16	16	9	9	10	10	10	9	13	12	12	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	11	11	14	14	17	17	12	15	17	17	9	9	9	13	10	12	11	11	10	14	8	11
Sunrise	-	7:37	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	4.5 W	4.0 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.5 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	4.5 W	5.5 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	5.0 W	5.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	17	17	17	16	16	15	23	20	21	16	16	16	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	18	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	1.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	1.2 S	1.3 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	2.5 W	-
Period (s)	19	13	12	12	12	12	26	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	13	-	7	20	-	20	18	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 S	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 S	-	-	-	-	2.2 S	-
Period (s)	-	8	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	8	-

	Fri		Saturday 21								Sunday 22
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Gold Beach/South Park/Hunter Creek Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	5	5	5	6	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.3 WNW	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	5.0 W	4.5 W
Period(s) (?)	14	18	13	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	3788	3306	3348	6315	6433	11633	13906	8302	10117	14102	14218	12347	10441	8764	10440	8516	10520	9556
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					4:27AM 2.28			1:54PM 1.19					4:27AM 1.38			3:25PM 1.41	4:51PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)		9:30PM 0.12								8:53PM 0.25					10:37AM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	13	2	-	1	-	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	15	12	13	14	10	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	17	17	14	13
Chill °C (?)	14	11	11	11	7	11	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	17	17	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	4.0 W	4.5 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	5.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 W	4.5 W	4.0 WNW	5.0 W	4.5 W
Period (s)	14	12	13	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 W	2.3 WNW	1.6 W	0.6 WSW	-	0.2 S	1.0 S	0.2 S	1.9 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 W
Period (s)	18	18	19	19	-	13	7	12	21	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	28
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 S	-	-	3.0 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	-	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	9	9	8	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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