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Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 1:08 PM

Next Forecast Update: Mon 8/17

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
Wednesday 8/5	Down	SW 1-5 early	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Thursday 8/6	Down	SW 1-5 early	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Friday 8/7	Down	S 1-5 early	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Saturday 8/8	Down	SW 1-5 early	Background swell 1.6 ft @ 16-17 secs later	2.5 ft	195 degrees
Sunday 8/9	Down	S 5 early	Background swell 1.8 ft @ 15 secs	2.5 ft	195 degrees
Extended Outlook	Up some	---	A tiny gale lifted northeast from the Central SPac Thurs-Fri (7/31) with seas to 28-30 ft aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Sat (8/8). Another small one developed just Southeast of New Zealand Sun-Mon (8/3) with 35 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Wed (8/12), And a broad gale is to develop while tracking NE from under New Zealand Wed-Fri (7/7) with seas 29-32 ft aimed well north. An improving pattern is setting up as the Inactive MJO starts to fade 8/10.	---	---

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

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