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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 1:55 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
4/8

Down some

NW 1-5 early Low odds of sideband south swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 13 secs early 2.5 ft 170-175 degrees
Thursday
4/9

Down

S 1-5 early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less ---
Friday
4/10

Up some

S 5 early Northwest background swell building to 1.8 ft @ 13 secs late
New Zealand swell building to 1.9 ft @ 16-17 secs later
2.0 ft
3.0 ft
300 degrees
210 degrees
Saturday
4/11

Holding

S 10+ early Northwest background swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 12-13 secs early
New Zealand swell building to 2.2 ft @ 15-16 secs
2.0 ft
3.5 ft
300 degrees
206 degrees
Sunday
4/12

Holding

SW 20 early West windswell 5.7 ft @ 8 secs
New Zealand swell building to 2.4 ft @ 15 secs early
4.0 ft
3.5 ft
250 degrees
200 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down some --- No swell production is forecast for the North Pacific. Down south a gale tracked east from under New Zealand easing east Mon-Tues (3/31) with up to 35 ft seas aimed well northeast, then tracked east with 28 ft seas through Wed (4/1). Swell arrival on Fri (4/10). Nothing else is forecast behind. West anomalies are continuing to blow over the West Equatorial Pacific supporting the development of El Nino.

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