California surf report
34 spots in California, each built from the buoy that actually sits in its swell window rather than the one that happens to be closest. Every number below names its station on the spot page.
Rebuilt August 13 at 4:15 AM CDT
Conditions right now
| Spot | Wave | Period | Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolinas Marin County | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 59.5 °F |
| Bolsa Chica Orange County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 70.5 °F |
| Campus Point Santa Barbara County | 1.6 ft | 8 s | 69.6 °F |
| Capitola Santa Cruz County | 3.6 ft | 10 s | 60.4 °F |
| Carlsbad San Diego County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 73.4 °F |
| Cayucos San Luis Obispo County | 4.6 ft | 9 s | 64.9 °F |
| Del Mar San Diego County | 2.3 ft | 17 s | 71.6 °F |
| El Porto Los Angeles County | 2.6 ft | 17 s | 73 °F |
| Encinitas San Diego County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 73.4 °F |
| Half Moon Bay San Mateo County | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 59.5 °F |
| Huntington Beach Orange County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 70.5 °F |
| Jalama Beach Santa Barbara County | 4.9 ft | 9 s | 67.6 °F |
| La Jolla San Diego County | 1.6 ft | 4 s | 72.9 °F |
| Linda Mar (Pacifica) San Mateo County | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 59.5 °F |
| Malibu (Surfrider) Los Angeles County | 2.3 ft | 17 s | 73.8 °F |
| Manhattan Beach Los Angeles County | 2.6 ft | 17 s | 73 °F |
| Morro Bay San Luis Obispo County | 4.6 ft | 9 s | 64.9 °F |
| Newport Beach Orange County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 70.5 °F |
| Ocean Beach San Francisco | 5.2 ft | 8 s | 59.5 °F |
| Oceanside San Diego County | 3 ft | 17 s | 75.7 °F |
| Pismo Beach San Luis Obispo County | 4.6 ft | 9 s | 64.9 °F |
| Pleasure Point Santa Cruz County | 3.6 ft | 10 s | 60.4 °F |
| Rincon Santa Barbara County | 1.6 ft | 8 s | 69.6 °F |
| Salt Creek Orange County | 2.6 ft | 17 s | 71.2 °F |
| San Onofre San Diego County | 2.6 ft | 12 s | 74.3 °F |
| Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County | 1.6 ft | 8 s | 69.6 °F |
| Seal Beach Orange County | 2.6 ft | 13 s | 65.7 °F |
| Steamer Lane Santa Cruz County | 3.6 ft | 10 s | 60.4 °F |
| The Wedge Orange County | 2.6 ft | 17 s | 71.2 °F |
| Tourmaline Surf Park San Diego County | 1.6 ft | 4 s | 72.9 °F |
| Trestles San Diego County | 2.6 ft | 12 s | 74.3 °F |
| Venice Beach Los Angeles County | 2.3 ft | 17 s | 73.8 °F |
| Ventura Ventura County | 1.6 ft | 8 s | 69.6 °F |
| Zuma Beach Los Angeles County | 2.3 ft | 17 s | 73.8 °F |
A dash means the station carried no value for this hour. Where a reading is labelled model, the buoy was silent and the number comes from WaveWatch III — a computation, not a measurement.
What is covered in California
- Spots
- 34
- Regions
- Marin County · Orange County · Santa Barbara County · Santa Cruz County · San Diego County · San Luis Obispo County · Los Angeles County · San Mateo County · San Francisco · Ventura County
- Surf cams
- 1 embedded or linked
Water temperature runs from 59.5 to 75.7 °F across these spots — see what to wear at each of them. More California spots are added as each one gets a station pairing that holds up. A spot without a buoy that can honestly call it stays off the site until it has one. Suggestions are welcome on the contact page.
Other states
Conditions change faster than this page does. When the water looks different from the numbers, trust the water and the lifeguards. How the data is put together is on the About page.