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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 1:08 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
6/17

Up some

S 5+ early New Zealand swell building to 2.6 ft @ 17-18 secs later
Secondary Central SPac swell 2.6 ft @ 14 secs early
4.5 ft
3.5 ft
217-219 degs
186 degrees
Thursday
6/18

Holding

S 10+ early New Zealand swell 2.7 ft @ 16-17 secs early
Secondary Central SPac swell fading from 2.4 ft @ 13 secs early
4.5 ft
3.0 ft
217-219 degs
184 degrees
Friday
6/19

Down some

S 10 early New Zealand swell fading from 2.5 ft @ 15 secs early
Secondary Central SPac Swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 12 secs
3.5-4.0 ft
2.5 ft
217-219 degs
184 degrees
Saturday
6/20

Up some

W 1-5 early New Zealand swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 14 secs
Fresh Central SPac swell building to 1.9 ft @ 16-17 secs later
2.5-3.0 ft
3.0 ft
217-219 degs
200 degrees
Sunday
6/21

Up some

NW 5 early Local northwest windswell 4.5 ft @ 8 secs early
Central SPac swell 2.3 ft @ 15 secs
3.5 ft
3.5 ft
310 degrees
200 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up more --- A small gale developed over the Central SPac Thurs-Fri (6/5) with up to 28 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell fading Wed (6/17). A small but strong storm developed tracking from under New Zealand up the east coast there Sun-Tues (6/9) with up to 48 ft seas aimed well north-northeast. Swell building Wed (6/17). Another developed over the Central SPac Thurs-Fri (6/12) with 26 ft seas aimed north. Swell arrival on Sat (6/20). Another developed southeast of New Zealand Sun-Tues (6/16) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast with secondary energy behind it at 29 ft through Tues (6/16). Swell arrival Tues (6/23). Another decent system to develop just SE of New Zealand Wed-Thurs (6/18) with 35 ft seas aimed northeast. And more behind that too. An impressive run of swell is to continue,

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