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Surf Forecast - Southern California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, October 8, 2026 5:44 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
Friday
10/9

Up slightly

W 5+ early New Zealand swell 2.5 ft @ 15 secs later
2nd New Zealand swell building to 1.3 ft @ 20 secs later
3.0-3.5 ft
2.5 ft
205 degrees
195 degrees
Saturday
10/10

Up some

W 5+ early New Zealand swell 2.4 ft @ 14-15 secs early
2nd New Zealand swell building to 2.0 ft @ 17-18 secs later
3.0-3.5 ft
3.5 ft
205 degrees
195 degrees
Sunday
10/11

Up slightly

WNW 15+ early Locally generated north windswell 3.4 ft @ 10 secs later
2nd New Zealand swell building to 2.2 ft @ 16-17 secs mid-day
3.0 ft
3.5 ft
310 degrees
195 degrees
Monday
10/12

Up some

SW 10+ early Local north windswell fading from 1.9 ft @ 10 secs
2nd New Zealand swell holding at 2.8 ft @ 15 secs
3rd New Zealand swell building to 1.6 ft @ 19 secs later
1.5-2.0 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
3.0 ft
310 degrees
200 degrees
196 degrees
Tuesday
10/13

Holding

NW 1-5 early 2nd New Zealand swell fading from 2.5 ft @ 14-15 secs
3rd New Zealand swell building to 2.4 ft @ 16-17 secs later
3.5 ft
4.0 ft
200 degrees
196 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 fading Fri (10/9). Another gale developed SE of New Zealand Thurs-Fri (10/2) with up to 44 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Swell arrival on Fri (10/9). Another developed well southeast of New Zealand Sun-Mon (10/5) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Tues (10/13). Another gale was developing over the deep Central SPac Thurs-Fri (10/9) with 31-32 ft seas aimed northeast. A stronger one is forecast further east on Sun (10/11) with 38 ft seas aimed northeast. 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 fading on Fri (10/9). A gale is forecast over the North Dateline late Tues (10/13) with 31 ft seas aimed east. The NPac is trying.

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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
Wind Animations:
US West Coast - South CA
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