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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Thursday, April 17, 2025 1:59 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
Friday
4/18

Down some

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 3.1 ft @ 10 secs early
Background southern hemi swell 1.0 ft @ 16 secs
3.0 ft
1.5 ft
310 degrees
220 degrees
Saturday
4/19

Down some

SW 5+ early Local northwest windswell building to 4.3 ft @ 8 secs later
South Pacific swell fading from 1.1 ft @ 14-15 secs early
3.0 ft
1.5 ft
310 degree
215 degrees
Sunday
4/20

Up some

S 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 5.3 ft @ 10 secs early 5.0 ft 310 degrees
Monday
4/21

Up some

NW 1-5 early Local northwest windswell 6.0 ft @ 9-10 secs 5.0 ft 310 degree
Tuesday
4/22

Up some

NW 10 early Local northwest windswell 7.8 ft @ 10-11 secs early
Background swell 1.5 ft @ 16 secs
6.5 ft
2.0-2.5 ft
310 degrees
203 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- No swell producing weather systems are forecast for the North Pacific. Down south a small system developed tracking east under New Zealand Sun-Mon (4/14) with 39 ft seas aimed east. Small swell is pushing northeast expected to arrive on Tues (4/22) Secondary fetch developed in the Central South Pacific Wed (4/16) with 28-30 ft sea aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Fri (4/25). Another was tracking east across the deep South Pacific Wed-Thurs (4/17) with 35-36 ft seas aimed east. And another to follow east Fri-Mon (4/21) with 33 ft seas aimed east-northeast. And maybe more to follow.

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