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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Central California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, July 16, 2026 1:37 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 Central California Surf Forecast (Centered on exposed breaks outside Morro Bay) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Friday 7/17 Down some NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell fading from 4.9 ft @ 7-8 secs early Background Tasman Sea swell 1.2 ft @ 14-15 secs 3.5 ft 1.5-2.0 ft 310 degrees 222 degrees Saturday 7/18 Down some NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell fading from 3.3 ft @ 7 secs Background Tasman Sea swell fading from 1.1 ft @ 13-14 secs early 2.0 ft 1.5 ft 310 degrees 222 degrees Sunday 7/19 Up some NW 1-5 early Possible tropical swell building to 2.4 ft @ 13 secs later at exposed breaks 3.0 ft 175 degrees Monday 7/20 Up some NW 1-5 early Possible Elida swell building to 3.5 ft @ 12-13 secs early 4.0 ft 187 degrees Tuesday 7/21 Holding S 5 early Possible Elida swell fading from 4.0 ft @ 11-12 secs early Central S Pacific swell building to 2.0 ft @ 15-16 secs later 4.5 ft 3.0 ft 195 degrees 198 degrees Extended Outlook Up maybe --- A cutoff gale developed over the Central S. Pacific Mon-Tues (7/14) with 32 ft seas aimed mostly north-northwest. Swell arrival on Tues (7/21). A storm was pushing well under New Zealand Thurs-Fri (7/17) with up to 52 ft seas aimed east, then fading. Secondary swell is to build from its remnants lifting northeast Sat-Mon (7/20) with seas to 37 ft aimed northeast. And at least one if not two tropical systems are on the charts with the first named Elida. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 25224

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