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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, February 20, 2025 12:43 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
2/21

Up some

NE 1-5 early Kuril-West Dateline swell 5.5 ft @ 15 secs later 8.0 ft 290 degrees
Saturday
2/22

Holding

NW 5 early Kuril-West Dateline swell 6.4 ft @ 14-15 secs early 9.0 ft 290 degrees
Sunday
2/23

Down some

NW 5+ early Kuril-West Dateline swell 5.1 ft @ 13 secs early 6.5 ft 290 degrees
Monday
2/24

Holding

NE 1-5 early Kuril-west Dateline swell fading but steady at 5.6 ft @ 11-12 secs 6.5 ft 290 degrees
Tuesday
2/25

Up some

NW 5 early Possible new Japan-Dateline swell building to 7.8 ft @ 13-14 secs later 10.5 ft 292 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale developed just off the Kuril's on Thurs-Fri (2/14) with up to 36 ft seas aimed east with secondary fetch pushing east off Japan Sat-Sun (2/16) with 27 ft seas aimed east and tertiary energy tracking from the dateline to the Northern Gulf Tues-Thurs (2/20) with 26-27 ft seas aimed east. Swell getting decent Fri (2/21). Another gale followed off Japan Tues (2/18) with 29 ft seas steady and aimed east eventually reaching the dateline Fri (2/21) then slowly tracking up into the North Gulf into Sun (2/23) with seas up to 30 ft. Swell arrival on Tues (2/25). And another to follow tracking from the dateline to the Gulf Sun-Tues (2/25) with up to 35 ft seas aimed east. And maybe a stronger to follow through the Dateline-Western Gulf Tues-Wed (2/26) with up to 42ft seas aimed east. A long run of moderate swell is forecast.

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