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

	Sun	Monday 31			Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06
	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	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South	Boca De Santo Tomas Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Calafia Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	5	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 WNW	4.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 WNW	1.3 NW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	7	9	9	8	9	8	14	18	14	13	19	16	16	17
Energy(?)	1108	1180	1299	1018	4412	2366	3855	2200	747	1105	904	493	537	206	118	80	63	69	265	3499	5133	5188
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:33AM	1:10PM		12:33AM		3:16PM	2:48AM	12:28AM	4:07PM	3:30AM		5:04PM	4:26AM		7:14PM		5:33AM			8:09PM
Low Tide / height (m)		6:47AM	6:14PM		8:44AM		8:41PM	9:07AM		9:26PM	9:54AM		10:25PM	11:54AM		11:40PM 8:04AM	1:10PM				9:42AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	8	2	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	8	11	11	10	10	10	12	16	10	13	12	13	14	15	14	17	18	15	20	17	20
Low °C	13	7	10	9	9	10	7	7	16	9	9	10	12	11	15	14	12	18	12	14	14	19
Chill °C (?)	12	5	8	9	9	7	7	11	15	7	12	11	12	13	13	13	17	18	15	20	17	20
Sunrise	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:44	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:43	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	1.1 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 WNW	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.3 NW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.9 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	10	8	10	10	12	11	11	11	14	15	9	15	9	8	14	5	6	13	11	16	16	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	17	17	17	16	15	18	18	14	16	15	14	18	14	14	16	19	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	2.5 WSW	2.5 W	-	-	-	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	1.9 NW	-	-	1.0 WNW	-	-	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	10	10	-	-	-	11	11	7	9	9	8	-	-	8	-	-	7	-	-	-	-

	Sun		Monday 31								Tuesday 01
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Frankport Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Zmudowski State Beach CAL - Monterey	Frankport Oregon South	Rainbow Rocks Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Brookings/South Jetty Oregon South
Rating	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	4.0 WSW	2.3 WNW	2.2 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11
Energy(?)	1530	1086	1108	821	1080	1180	1665	1299	1466	4830	1018	1102	4512	4412	2947	2366	2005	1724
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			11:51PM 1.73								12:26AM 2.27					3:25PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	6:21PM 0.27				7:51AM 0.15				7:07PM 0.56					8:47AM -0.38				8:30PM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	-	-	1	2	6	2	1	1	5	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	13	13	8	7	9	10	9	8	9	9	8	10	10	10	9	7
Chill °C (?)	9	11	11	11	5	3	6	7	7	5	7	9	8	9	7	7	6	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.5 SW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	4.0 WSW	2.3 WNW	2.2 W	4.0 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	8	11	10	10	12	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15	8	15	18	14	14	18	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 S	0.8 SSE	-	-	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	5	-	-	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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