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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:30 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 Friday 4/17 Down some NNE 5+ early Northwest windswell fading from 5.2 ft @ 9-10 secs Background swell 1.4 ft @ 13-17 secs 4.5 ft 2.0 ft 310 degrees 195 degrees Saturday 4/18 Down more NE 1-5 early Northwest windswell fading from 3.3 ft @ 9 secs Background swell 1.8 ft @ 15 secs 2.5 ft 2.5 ft 310 degrees 190 degrees Sunday 4/19 Down some S 1-5 early Background swell 1.8 ft @ 14 secs early 2.5 ft 190 degrees Monday 4/20 Up more S 15+ early Locally generated windswell building to 4.9 ft @ 12-13 secs later Background swell 1.7 ft @ 13 secs 6.0 ft 2.0 ft 295 degrees 190 degrees Tuesday 4/21 Down some S 10+ early Locally generated windswell fading from 4.0 ft @ 11-12 secs early 4.5 ft 295 degrees Extended Outlook Up slightly maybe --- A small gale is forecast off the Pacific Northwest Sat-Sun (4/19) with 21 ft seas aimed southeast. And Typhoon Sinlaku is to recurve from off Japan to the east Sat-Mon (4/20) with seas up to 35 ft aimed east then possibly turn extratropical. Something to monitor. Down south a small gale developed over the SE Pacific on Tues (4/14) with up to 29 ft seas aimed northeast. Tiny swell is propagating northeast. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 34355

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