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Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Friday, August 28, 2026 2:01 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
Saturday 8/29	Up some	calm early	Central SPac swell building to 2.9 ft @ 16-17 secs later	4.5 ft	195-200 degrees
Sunday 8/30	Down some	SE 5+ early	Central SPac swell fading from 2.9 ft @ 15 secs	4.0-4.5 ft	195-200 degrees
Monday 8/31	Down some	WSW 1-5 early	Central SPac and tropical sideband swell swell fading from 2.8 ft @ 14 secs early	3.5 ft	180 degrees
Tuesday 9/1	Down more	WSW 1-5 early	Tropical sideband swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 9-10 secs	2.0 ft	175 degrees
Wednesday 9/2	Down	W 1-5 early	Tropical sideband swell building to 2.7 ft @ 12 secs later	3.0 ft	190- degrees
Extended Outlook	Up some	---	A tiny gale developed over the upper reaches of the Central S. Pacific Fri-Sun (8/23) with up to 35 ft seas aimed well north. Swell building Sat (8/29). Another broader gale developed under New Zealand Tues (8/25) with 29-30 ft seas aimed northeast moving over the Central SPac Thurs-Fri (8/28) with seas to 26-28 ft aimed north then fading. Another gale is forecast developing just SE of New Zealand Mon-Tues (9/1) with seas 26-28 ft aimed well northeast.	---	---

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

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