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Surf Forecast - Southern California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, January 15, 2026 1:10 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

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
Friday
1/16

Down some

NW 1-5 early Dateline swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 13-14 secs early 2.0-2.5 ft 288 degrees
Saturday
1/17

Down some

NW 1-5 early Residual dateline swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 12-13 secs early 1.5 ft 288 degrees
Sunday
1/18

Up some

W 5+ early Background swell building to 1.4 ft @ 15-16 secs later 2.0 ft 285 degrees
Monday
1/19

Down some

W 1-5 early Background swell fading from 1.4 ft @ 13 secs early 1.5-2.0ft 283 degrees
Tuesday
1/20

Down some

SE 1-5 early Background swell fading from 1.3 ft @ 12 secs 1.5 ft 283 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale formed over the dateline tracking southeast Sat-Sun (1/11) with up to 35 ft seas targeting mainly Hawaii then fading north of Hawaii Mon (1/12) with seas fading from 22 ft. Swell arriving on Sun (1/18). Another is forecast for the dateline tracking southeast Tues-Thurs (1/15) into the Central Gulf with 28 ft seas aimed east and southeast. Another is forecast over the dateline falling southeast Fri-Sat (1/17) with up to 38 ft seas aimed southeast. And maybe another to develop west of the dateline tracking east Sat-Sun (1/18) with 33 ft seas aimed east fading on the dateline. Another tiny one is forecast Sun-Mon (1/19) on the dateline with up to 38 ft seas over a tiny area aimed east. After that the gale machine is to take a break, A Westerly Wind Burst (WWB) is in-play today through the end of January injecting much energy into the jetstream courtesy of a developing solid Active Phase of the MJO.

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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
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