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Surf Forecast - Southern California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Saturday, May 10, 2025 1:08 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

Southern California Surf Forecast
(Centered on Dana Point)
Day Trend Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Sunday
5/11

Up some

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 2.3 ft @ 7 secs later
7th New Zealand swell 1.6 ft @ 15-16 secs later
1.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degrees
188 degrees
Monday
5/12

Up some

SW 5+ early 7th New Zealand swell 1.7 ft @ 14-15 secs early
Central South Pacific swell building to 0.9 ft @ 17-18 secs later
2.0-2.5 ft
1.5 ft
188 degrees
217 degrees
Tuesday
5/13

Down some

W 10+ early Local northwest windswell 2.4 ft @ 10-11 secs later
Central South Pacific swell 1.5 ft @ 15-16 secs
2.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degrees
217 degrees
Wednesday
5/14

Holding

S 5+ early Local northwest windswell fading from 2.6 ft @ 10 secs
Central South Pacific swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 14-15 secs early
2.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degree
217 degrees
Thursday
5/15

Down some

SW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 1.8 ft @ 9 secs early
Central South Pacific swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 13-14 secs early
Background swell building to 1.0 ft @ 19 secs later
1.5 ft
2.0 ft
1.5-2.0 ft
310 degrees
217 degrees
205 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down more --- Down south a 7th gale developed over the Central South Pacific tracking east Thurs-Fri (5/2) with 34 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Swell fading some on Sun (5/11). One more developed over the upper reaches of the Central South Pacific Mon (5/5) with 31 ft seas aimed north. Swell arrival on Mon (5/12). After that nothing meaningful is forecast.

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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
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