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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Sunday, April 27, 2025 2:12 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

North California Surf Forecast
(Centered on San Francisco)
Day Trend Wind
(kts)
Details
(Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile)
Waves
(Set wave max face height)
Swell Direction
Monday
4/28

Up some

NW 5 early Local northwest windswell fading from 4.4 ft @ 8 secs early
2nd New Zealand swell 2.1 ft @ 15-16 secs
3rd New Zealand swell building to 2.1 ft @ 18 secs later
3.0 ft
3.0-3.5 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
310 degree
195 degrees
190 degrees
Tuesday
4/29

Up some

NW 5 early Local northwest windswell fading from 5.2 ft @ 8 secs early
3rd New Zealand swell 2.4 ft @ 16-17 secs
2nd New Zealand swell fading from 1.6 ft @ 14-15 secs
3.5 ft
4.0 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degrees
190 degrees
195 degrees
Wednesday
4/30

Holding

NW 5+ Local northwest windswell 5.7 ft @ 8 secs early
3rd New Zealand swell 2.6 ft @ 15-16 secs early
4.5 ft
4.0 ft
310 degrees
190 degrees
Thursday
5/1

Down some

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell fading from 4.2 ft @ 8 secs early
3rd New Zealand swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 14-15 secs early
3.0 ft
3.0 ft
310 degree
190 degrees
Friday
5/2

Down some

NW 5+ early 3rd New Zealand swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 13-14 secs 2.0-2.5 ft 190 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- No swell producing weather systems are forecast for the North Pacific. Down south a 2nd gale tracked east across the deep South Pacific Wed-Thurs (4/17) with 35-36 ft seas aimed east. Swell fading Mon (4/28). A 3rd followed east from under New Zealand Fri-Mon (4/21) with 33 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Swell building on Mon (4/28). A 4th followed under New Zealand tracking east Wed-Thurs (4/24) with 35 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Sat (5/3). And a 5th gale developed southeast of New Zealand tracking east Fri-Sun (4/27) with up to 43 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival on Sun (5/4). And yet a 6th gale was developing under New Zealand Sun-Tues (4/29) with 37 ft seas aimed east. And a 7th is possible lifting northeast and east of New Zealand on Mon (5/5). Quite a pattern setting up.

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