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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 2:20 PM

Surf Scale: 3 ft = waist high, 4 ft = chest high, 5 ft = head high, 10 ft =double overhead
Swell Direction is direction swell is coming from. 90°=East, 180°=South, 270°=West, 360-0 = North

North California Surf Forecast
(Centered on San Francisco)
Day Trend Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Wednesday
1/28

Up some

NE 5+ early Locally generated west windswell 4.4 ft @ 10-11 secs 4.5 ft 265 degrees
Thursday
1/29

Up more

NE 5+ early Gulf swell 7.7 ft @ 15 secs late 11.5 ft 285 degrees
Friday
1/30

Down some

NE 5 early Gulf swell fading from 6.2 ft @ 13 secs early 8.0 ft 285 degrees
Saturday
1/31

Down some

NE 5+ early Gulf swell fading from 5.5 ft @ 11-12 secs early 6.0 ft 285 degrees
Sunday
2/1

Up some

NW 1-5 early Possible dateline swell building to 6.2 ft @ 16 secs later 9.5 ft 277 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A small gale developed in the Northwest Gulf Sat-Mon (1/25) falling southeast with 28-30 ft seas aimed east with secondary fetch redeveloping in the Gulf Tues-Wed (1/28) with 25 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Thurs (1/29). A broader gale developed west of the dateline Sun-Mon (1/26) with 26 ft seas aimed east then consolidating on the dateline Tues-Wed (1/28) with 30-33 ft seas aimed east and forecast fading while tracking east through in the Gulf Thurs (1/29) with seas in the 26-28 ft range fading from 25 ft on Fri (1/30). A small gale is forecast on the dateline Sat (1/31) with 28-30 ft seas aimed east. And another gale is forecast pushing east through the Western Gulf Sun-Mon (2/2) with 38 ft seas aimed east holding in the Gulf Tues (2/3) with 26 ft seas aimed east. Another small one is to be right behind it too. A building swell pattern seems likely.

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