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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 12:43 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
12/17

Down some

NW 1-5 early Generic Gulf swell fading from 4.8 ft @ 11-12 secs early 5.5 ft 280 degrees
Thursday
12/18

Down some

NW 1-5 early Generic swell fading from 4.3 ft @ 11 secs 4.5 ft 310 degrees
Friday
12/19

Holding

SW 1-5 early Generic Gulf windswell 4.3 ft @ 10-11 secs 4.5 ft 290 degrees
Saturday
12/20

Holding

calm early Windswell 3.8 ft @ 10-11 secs and 3.5 ft @ 12 secs 3.5-4.0 ft 275 & 310 degrees
Sunday
12/21

Holding

S 15+ early Windswell 2.8 ft @ 10-11 secs 2.5-3.0 ft 310 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down some --- No meaningful swell producing weather systems are forecast with the Inactive Phase of the MJO in control. Otherwise generic low pressure is to set up off California in the Gulf of Alaska Wed (12/18) Sun-Mon (12/22) and Wed (12/24) possibly generating limited bits of rideable swell.

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