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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Sunday, August 2, 2026 1:31 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 North California Surf Forecast (Centered on San Francisco) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Monday 8/3 Down some S 1-5 early Northwest windswell fading from 6.8 ft @ 9-10 secs 6.0 ft 310 degrees Tuesday 8/4 Down some S 5+ early Northwest windswell fading from 4.3 ft @ 9 secs 3.5 ft 310 degrees Wednesday 8/5 Down more S 5+ early Northwest windswell 3.1 ft @ 8-9 secs early 2.5 ft 310 degrees Thursday 8/6 Down W1-5 early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Friday 8/7 Down NW 5+ early No swell of interest forecast 2 ft or less --- Extended Outlook Up some --- No meaningful swell is in the water heading north from the Southern Hemi with the Inactive MJO transiting the tropical Pacific. Even with that, 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 is forecast just Southeast of New Zealand Sun-Mon (8/3) with 37 ft seas aimed east. And a broad gale is to develop while tracking NE from under New Zealand Wed-Fri (7/7) with seas 29-31 ft aimed well north with secondary fetch directly behind Sat-Sun (8/9) with 28-29 ft seas aimed northeast. An improving pattern is setting up as the Inactive MJO starts to fade 8/10. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 93323

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