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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Saturday, October 5, 2024 9:42 AM

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
Saturday
10/5

Down some

NW 1-5 early New Zealand swell fading from 1.8 ft @ 15 secs early
2.5 ft 220 degrees
Sunday
10/6

Down some

NW 5 early New Zealand swell fading from 1.5 ft @ 13-14 secs early 2.0 ft
220 degrees
Monday
10/7

Down some

NW 5+ early Northwest local windswell 4.2 ft @ 7 secs
2.5 ft
310 degrees
Tuesday
10/8

Up some

NW 5+ early Gulf swell 3.1 ft @ 14 secs
Another New Zealand swell building to 1.1 ft @ 17-18 secs later
4.0 ft
2.0 ft
308 degrees
217 degrees
Wednesday
10/9

Holding

NW 5 early Gulf swell 3.2 ft @ 12-13 secs
New Zealand 2.1 ft @ 15-16 secs later
3.5-4.0 ft
3.0 ft
308 degrees
210 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- A gale is forecast falling from the Bering Sea into the Northwestern Gulf Fri-Sat (10/5) with 26 ft seas falling to 20 ft aimed southeast. Another gael is forecast taking the same track Thurs-Fri (10/11) with 29 ft seas aimed southeast. Down south a gale developed off North New Zealand on Wed (9/25) with 31 ft seas aimed north over a tiny area. Swell fading on Sat (10/5). And another developed south of New Zealand Sat-Mon (9/30) lifting northeast with seas 25-29 ft aimed well north. Swell arrival on Tues (10/8). And another gale is developing while traversing in the deep South Central Pacific Thurs-Fri (10/4) producing 30-31 ft sea aimed east then lifting northeast Sat-Sun (10/6) with up to 28 ft seas aimed northeast. Something to monitor.

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