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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Sunday, September 7, 2025 4:27 PM

Next Forecast Update: Fri 9/19

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
Monday
9/8

Down

W 1-5 early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less ---
Tuesday
9/9

Up some

SW 5+ early New Zealand swell 1.4 ft @ 15-16 secs later 2.0-2.5 ft 214 degrees
Wednesday
9/10

Up some

NW 5 early New Zealand swell 1.9 ft @ 14-15 secs 2.5-3.0 ft 210 degrees
Thursday
9/11

Down some

NW 5 early New Zealand swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 13-14 secs 2.5-3.0 ft 206 degrees
Friday
9/12

Up some

NW 5+ early Possible Northwest Gulf swell building to 2.7 ft @ 15 secs later 4.0 ft 305 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up slightly --- A gale developed tracking east from a point off North New Zealand Sun-Tues (9/2) with 30-32 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Tues (9/9). Another gale is forecast over the Southeast Pacific Tues (9/9) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. And maybe another is forecast under New Zealand on Sat (9/13) with 28-31 ft sea aimed northeast. Up in the NPac a tiny gale developed off Japan Sat (9/6) with seas to 30 ft and is forecast rapidly moving the the Northwest Gulf Mon-Tues (9/9) with 28-30 ft sea briefly aimed east. Another is forecast just off North CA on Sat (9/13) with 20 ft seas aimed southeast. The NPac is starting to show signs of life.

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