QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Thursday, April 30, 2026 2:00 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
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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
5/1 |
Down |
S 5+ early |
No swell of interest forecast
|
2 ft or less |
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Saturday
5/2 |
Down |
SW 1-5 early |
No swell of interest forecast
|
2 ft or less |
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Sunday
5/3 |
Down |
S 5 early |
No swell of interest forecast
|
2 ft or less |
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Monday
5/4 |
Up some |
W 10 early |
Dateline swell building to 1.5 ft @ 14-15 secs
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2.0-2.5 ft |
300 degrees |
Tuesday
5/5 |
Down some |
W 10 early |
Dateline swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 13 secs early |
2.0 ft |
300 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Up some |
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A gale developed over the North Dateline region Sat (4/25) with 36 ft seas aimed east. no swell to result. Another is pushing east from off Japan to the dateline Mon-Thurs (4/30) with 34 ft seas aimed east. And yet another is to lift northeast from Japan to off Kamchatka Sat-Mon (5/4) with 28 ft seas aimed east. And another is forecast pushing east off Japan over the dateline Wed-Fri (5/8) with up to 30 ft seas aimed east-southeast. It seems like Winter is returning to the North Pacific. At the same time a series of gales are developing under New Zealand tracking east: The 1st Wed-Thus (4/30) with 32 ft seas over a tiny area, the 2nd Thurs-Fri (5/1) with 28 ft seas aimed east, and a 3rd Sat-Sun (5/3) with 47 ft seas but falling southeast. A 4th is to develop Mon (4/5) over the SE Pacific with 32 ft seas aimed east, another right behind Tues (5/5) with 35 ft seas aimed east. |
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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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