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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Saturday, July 25, 2026 12:52 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
Sunday
7/26

Up some

NW 5+ early Tasman/New Zealand swell building to 2.2 ft @ 19 secs later 4.0 ft 210-215 degs
Monday
7/27

Holding

NW 10+ early Tasman/New Zealand swell building to 2.5 ft @ 17-18 secs 4.0 ft 210-215 degs
Tuesday
7/28

Up some

NW 15 early Northwest windswell 4.9 ft @ 6-7 secs steady
Tasman/New Zealand swell fading from 2.6 ft @ 16-17 secs early
Secondary swell building to 2.5 ft @ 17-18 secs late
3.0 ft
4.0-4.5 ft
4.0-4.5 ft
310 degrees
210-215 degs
209-211 degs
Wednesday
7/29

Up some

NW 10 early Northwest windswell 6.1 ft @ 7-8 secs steady
Combo Tasman/New Zealand and Secondary swell 3.2 ft @ 16-17 secs
4.5 ft
5.0 ft
310 degrees
209-211 degs
Thursday
7/30

Down some

NW 10 early Northwest windswell 6.0 ft @ 8 secs early
Combo Tasman/New Zealand and Secondary swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 15-16 secs
4.5 ft
3.0-3.5 ft
310 degrees
209-211 degs
Extended
Outlook
Down some --- A storm tracked east under Tasmania and New Zealand Thurs-Fri (7/17) with up to 52 ft seas aimed east. Swell building on Sun (7/26). A secondary gale built from its remnants lifting northeast Sat-Mon (7/20) with seas to 34 ft aimed northeast. Swell arrival late on Tues (7/28). After that no other southern hemi gales are forecast. But the tropics are to be active possibly producing swell pushing up into California.

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