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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Sunday, October 4, 2026 2:17 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 Monday 10/5 Down some NW 5 early Background swell 1.3 ft @ 14 secs early 1.5 ft 215 degrees Tuesday 10/6 Down NW 1-5 early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Wednesday 10/7 Up slightly NW 1-5 early Small New Zealand swell building to 1.3 ft @ 18 secs later 2.0-2.5 ft 210 degrees Thursday 10/8 Up some NW 5 early North Pacific swell 3.9 ft @ 14 secs later New Zealand swell building to 2.0 ft @ 16-17 secs later 5.5 ft 3.0 ft 306 degrees 210 degrees Friday 10/9 Up slightly NW 1-5 early North Pacific swell fading from 3.4 ft @ 12-13 secs later New Zealand swell 2.1 ft @ 15-16 secs early 2nd New Zealand swell building to 1.1 ft @ 20 secs later 4.0 ft 3.0 ft 2.0 ft 306 degrees 210 degrees 200 degrees Extended Outlook Up some --- A gale developed southeast of New Zealand Sun-Tues (9/29) with 26-29 ft seas aimed well northeast. Swell arrival Wed (10/7). Another gale developed SE of New Zealand Thurs-Fri (10/2) with up to 44 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Another is developing well southeast of New Zealand Sun-Mon (10/5) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. Perhaps another to develop over the deep Central SPac with 29 ft seas aimed northeast on Thurs (10/8). In the NPac a tiny gale tracked east just south of the Central Aleutians Sat-Sun (10/4) with up to 28 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Thurs (10/8). Typhoon Choi-Wan to track north off Japan to the West Aleutians Thurs (10/8) with 67 ft seas mostly aimed north-northeast. Low odds of swell resulting. Nothing else believable is forecast for the North Pacific yet. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 129094

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