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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:24 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
4/16

Down some

S 5+ early Background swell fading from 3.2 ft @ 11 secs
Secondary south swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 14-15 secs
3.5 ft
3.0 ft
305 degrees
180 degrees
Thursday
4/17

Up some

SW 5 early Local northwest windswell 4.5 ft @ 12 secs early
South Pacific swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 13-14 secs early
5.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
305 degree
180 degrees
Friday
4/18

Down some

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 3.1 ft @ 10-11 secs early
Background southern hemi swell 1.0 ft @ 16 secs
3.0 ft
1.5 ft
310 degrees
220 degrees
Saturday
4/19

Up some

SW 5+ early Local northwest windswell building to 4.2 ft @ 8-9 secs later
South Pacific swell fading from 1.1 ft @ 14-15 secs early
3.0 ft
1.5 ft
310 degree
215 degrees
Sunday
4/20

Down some

W 5+ early Local northwest windswell 5.9 ft @ 10-11 secs early 5.5 ft 310 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A small gale to develop in the Northwest Gulf on Wed (4/18) with 20 ft seas aimed southeast. No swell to result. Nothing else to follow in the North Pacific. Down south a small system developed tracking east under New Zealand Sun-Mon (4/14) with 39 ft seas aimed east. Small swell is pushing northeast expected to arrive on Tues (4/22) Secondary fetch developed in the Central South Pacific Wed (4/16) with 28-30 ft sea aimed northeast. And another is to track east across the deep South Pacific Thurs (4/17) with 34 ft seas aimed east. A broader one to follow Fri-Sat (4/19) with 39 ft seas aimed east-northeast. And maybe another to follow.

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