Here We Go - The Return of Surf! - Video Forecast HERE (1/2/26)

Buoys | Buoy Forecast | Bulletins | Models: Wave - Weather - Surf - Altimetry - Snow | Pacific Forecast | QuikCAST | El Nino | Tutorials | Great Circles | Video

Stormsurf Mobile App Create Your Own Surf Forecast Swell Calculator Swell Decay Tables Sea Height Tables Swell Category Table Convert from GMT:   0Z 1Z 2Z 3Z 4Z 5Z 6Z 7Z 8Z 9Z 10Z 11Z 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z  to timezone: IDLE/NZST AEDT GST/AEST --> JST/AWDT CCT/AWST WAST/CXT --> MSD BT/MSK EET/CEST CET/SWT GMT/UTC WAT AT ADT AST/EDT EST/CDT CST/MDT MST/PDT PST/YDT YST/HADT AHST/HAST NT IDLW 7:00 ---

QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Wednesday, January 7, 2026 2:24 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 Thursday 1/8 Up some NW 20+ early North Dateline swell 8.7 ft @ 16-17 secs mid-day and shadowed in the SF Bay Area with northwest windswell intermixed 14.0 ft 308-315 degrees Friday 1/9 Down some NE 10 early North Dateline swell fading from 7.4 ft @ 14-15 secs early 10.5 ft 308-315 degrees Saturday 1/10 Down some NE 5+ early North Dateline swell fading from 3.9 ft @ 13 secs early 5.0 ft 308-315 degrees Sunday 1/11 Holding NE 10 early Background swell 2.8 ft @ 11-12 secs 3.0 ft 280 degrees Monday 1/12 Up some NNE 10 early Low odds of dateline swell 6.9 ft @ 16-17 secs early 10.5 ft 295 degrees Extended Outlook Up some --- Improvements in the jetstream are developing and are forecast to continue more over the coming weeks. A gale developed over the North Dateline Region Sat-Sun (1/4) producing up to 44 ft seas aimed east with remnants tracking over the Northern Gulf Mon-Tues (1/6) producing 28-32 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Thurs (1/8). Another is to form over the Dateline region tracking over the Western Gulf Wed-Fri (1/9) with 37 ft seas aimed east. And one more is to form over the dateline tracking southeast Sat-Sun (1/11) with up to 39 ft seas. And yet one more is forecast for the dateline Tues-Wed (1/14) with up to 38 ft seas aimed southeast mainly at the Islands. And much more energy is forecast to be injected into the jetstream courtesy of the MJO beyond. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 12967

.

Contact | About | Disclaimer | Privacy Advertise/Content | Links Copyright © 2025 STORMSURF - All Rights Reserved This page cannot be duplicated, reused or framed in another window without express written permission. But links are always welcome. Buoys | Buoy Forecast | Bulletins | Models: Wave - Weather - Surf - Altimetry - Snow | Pacific Forecast | QuikCAST | El Nino | Tutorials | Great Circles | Calculator