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Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Thursday, September 17, 2026 12:07 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 9/18	Holding	SW 1-5 early	New Zealand background swell 1.8 ft @ 14-15 secs early Fresh New Zealand swell building to 1.1 ft @ 19 secs later	2.0-2.5 ft 2.0 ft	195 degrees 220 degrees
Saturday 9/19	Up slightly	SW 1-5 early	Fresh New Zealand swell building to 1.3 ft @ 17-18 secs later	2.0-2.5 ft	218 degrees
Sunday 9/20	Up slightly	SW 1-5 early	New Zealand swell building to 1.4 ft @ 16-17 secs later	2.0-2.5 ft	217 degrees
Monday 9/21	Up some	S 1-5 early	New Zealand swell building to 1.8 ft @ 17-18 secs later	3.0 ft	217 degrees
Tuesday 9/22	Holding	SW 1-5 early	New Zealand swell 1.9 ft @ 16-17 secs	3.0 ft	216 degrees
Extended Outlook	Up some	---	A gale formed under Tasmania moving under New Zealand starting Thurs (9/10) with 35 ft seas aimed east producing a secondary gale just east of New Zealand Sun (9/13) with 27-28 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Fri (9/18). And another is forecast in the same area Fri-Sun (9/20) with 36-43 ft seas aimed northeast. The North Pacific is forecast to start producing a few stray fetch areas of 20 ft seas aimed east.	---	---

Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind

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