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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:52 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
Friday
10/11

Down some

NW 5 early Gulf windswell fading from 3.0 ft @ 10-11 secs early
New Zealand swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 14 secs early
2.5-3.0 ft
2.5 ft
307 degrees
210 degrees
Saturday
10/12

Up slightly

S 5 early Local Gulf windswell 5.0 ft @ 10 secs later
New Zealand swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 13 secs early
Central South Pacific swell building to 1.2 ft @ 19 secs later
4.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
2.0 ft
280 degrees
205 degrees
200 degrees
Sunday
10/13

Up some

NW 5+ early Gulf windswell 5.0 ft @ 11-12 secs early
Central South Pacific swell building to 2.1 ft @ 17-18 secs later
5.0 ft
3.5 ft
275 degrees
197 degrees
Monday
10/14

Up slightly

NW 10 early Local Gulf windswell 2.7 ft @ 10-11 secs later
Central South Pacific swell building to 2.4 ft @ 16 secs early
2.5-3.0 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
280 degrees
197 degrees
Tuesday
10/15

Down some

NW 5+ early New Possible Gulf swell 5.6 ft @ 15 secs early
Central South Pacific swell fading from 2.8 ft @ 14-15 secs early
8.0 ft
4.0 ft
298 degrees
195 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale fell from the Bering Sea into the Northwestern Gulf Fri-Sat (10/5) with 26 ft seas falling to 20 ft aimed southeast. Swell fading out on Fri (10/11). A small low is forecast off North CA Thurs (10/10) producing 19 ft seas aimed southeast possibly resulting local windswell. Another gale is forecast taking a track through the Northwestern Gulf Fri-Sun (10/13) with up to 30 ft seas aimed southeast. Down south a gale developed south of New Zealand Sat-Mon (9/30) lifting northeast with seas 25-29 ft aimed well north. Swell fading on Fri (10/11). And another gale developed while traversing in the deep South Central Pacific Thurs-Fri (10/4) producing 30-31 ft sea aimed east then lifting northeast Sat-Sun (10/6) with up to 28 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Sat (10/12). And another gale is forecast in the Southeast Pacific Mon (10/14) with 34 ft seas aimed northeast. Something to monitor.

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