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Surf Forecast - Southern California
5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
Thursday, April 16, 2026 3:31 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 4/17	Down some	SE 10+ early	Northwest windswell 2.2 ft @ 9-10 secs early Background swell 1.4 ft @ 13-16 secs	2.0 ft 2.0 ft	305 degrees 195 degrees
Saturday 4/18	Up slightly	SW 5 early	Background swell 1.9 ft @ 15 secs early	2.5-3.0 ft	195 degrees
Sunday 4/19	Down some	W 5+ early	Background swell 1.8 ft @ 13-14 secs early	2.0-2.5 ft	195 degrees
Monday 4/20	Down more	NW 1-5 early	Background swell fading from 1.6 ft @ 12-13 secs	2.0 ft	195 degrees
Tuesday 4/21	Down	W 1-5 early	No swell of interest forecast	2 ft or less	---
Extended Outlook	Up slightly maybe	---	A small gale is forecast off the Pacific Northwest Sat-Sun (4/19) with 21 ft seas aimed southeast. And Typhoon Sinlaku is to recurve from off Japan to the east Sat-Mon (4/20) with seas up to 35 ft aimed east then possibly turn extratropical. Something to monitor. Down south a small gale developed over the SE Pacific on Tues (4/14) with up to 29 ft seas aimed northeast. Tiny swell is propagating northeast.	---	---

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

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