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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Southern California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Saturday, January 10, 2026 4:39 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 1/11 Down NE 10 early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Monday 1/12 Up some NE 5+ early West Gulf swell building to 2.5 ft @ 16-17 secs later 4.0 ft 298-302 degrees Tuesday 1/13 Down some NE 1-5 early West Gulf swell fading from 2.5 ft @ 15 secs early 3.5 ft 298-302 degrees Wednesday 1/14 Down some NE 1-5 early West Gulf swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 12-13 secs 2.0-2.5 ft 298-302 degrees Thursday 1/15 Up some NE 1-5 early Low odds of possible new dateline swell 2.0 ft @ 15-16 secs early 3.0 ft 290 degrees Extended Outlook Up some --- A gale formed over the Dateline region tracking east to the Gulf Wed-Sat (1/10) with up to 35 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Mon (1/12). Another is to form over the dateline tracking southeast Sat-Sun (1/11) with up to 35 ft seas targeting mainly Hawaii with secondary fetch from it off California Tues (1/13) with 25 ft seas aimed east. And yet one more is forecast for the dateline tracking southeast towards Hawaii then lifting northeast Tues-Thurs (1/15) with up to 30-32 ft seas aimed southeast then 29 ft seas in the Northwestern Gulf before fading. And another is forecast over the dateline Fri (1/16) with 26 ft seas aimed southeast. And maybe another to develop off Japan Sat (1/17) with 29 ft seas aimed east. A Westerly Wind Burst (WWB) is forecast 1/14 through at least 1/26 injecting much energy into the jetstream courtesy of a developing solid Active Phase of the MJO. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 12100

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