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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Saturday, July 4, 2026 1:04 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
7/5

Holding

W 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 3.2 ft @ 8 secs
New Zealand swell 1.7 ft @ 14 secs early
New Zealand swell 1.1 ft @ 17-18 secs later
2.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
2.0 ft
310 degrees
200 degrees
190 degrees
Monday
7/6

Holding

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell holding at 2.9 ft @ 8 secs
New Zealand swell 1.6 ft @ 16-17 secs later
2.0 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degrees
188 degrees
Tuesday
7/7

Up some

NW 5+ early Local northwest windswell 3.3 ft @ 6-7 secs
New Zealand swell 1.7 ft @ 15-16 secs early
Fresh New Zealand swell building to 1.6 ft @ 18-19 secs later
2.0 ft
2.5 ft
2.5-3.0 ft
310 degrees
188 degrees
203-206 degs
Wednesday
7/8

Up some

NW 10 early Local northwest windswell holding at 4.9 ft @ 7-8 secs
New Zealand swell 2.1 ft @ 16-17 secs later
3.0 ft
3.5 ft
310 degrees
203-206 degs
Thursday
7/9

Holding

NW 15 early Local northwest windswell 7.0 ft @ 8-9 secs
New Zealand swell 2.4 ft @ 15-16 secs early
5.5 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
310 degrees
203-206 degs
Extended
Outlook
Down --- A small gale developed southeast of New Zealand Tues (6/23) with 35 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Swell continuing Sun (7/5) mixed with generic background swell. A final gale developed SE of New Zealand Sun-Mon (6/29) with 37 ft seas aimed well NE with secondary fetch producing 32 ft seas over the SE Pacific on Wed (7/1). Swell to arrive starting on Tues (7/7). Nothing else to follow.

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