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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Tuesday, March 17, 2026 12:54 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 3/18 Down some NW 5+ early New Zealand swell fading from 2.5 ft @ 15 secs early 3.5 ft 189-207 degrees Thursday 3/19 Down more NW 5+ early New Zealand swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 13-14 secs 2.5-3.0 ft 189-207 degrees Friday 3/20 Up barely NW 5+ early Central South Pacific swell building to 1.3 ft @ 16 secs later 2.0 ft 210 degrees Saturday 3/21 Up slightly NW 15 early Local northwest windswell 5.7 ft @ 8 secs Central South Pacific swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 14-15 secs early 4.0 ft 2.0 ft 310 degrees 210 degrees Sunday 3/22 Up some NW 5+ early Locally generated northwest windswell 7.0 ft @ 10 secs Central South Pacific swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 14 secs early 6.0 ft 2.0 ft 310 degrees 205 degrees Extended Outlook Down some --- No clearly defined swell producing weather systems have occurred in the North Pacific over the past week. The southern hemi produced another gale tracking east from under New Zealand Fri-Sun (3/8) aimed east with seas 38 ft initially and 34 ft later. Swell fading on Wed (3/18). A weak gale developed SE of New Zealand with 28 ft seas aimed northeast on Wed (3/11). Swell arrival on Fri (3/20). Nothing else is forecast behind in the South Pacific. A gale is forecast developing off the Pacific NW on Tues (3/24) with 39 ft seas aimed southeast. A major change is occurring in the pressure pattern over the equatorial dateline with westerly anomalies forecast building there over the next 3 months. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 18895

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