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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Saturday, October 10, 2026 2:11 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
Sunday
10/11

Up slightly

NW 10+ early Locally generated north windswell 7.5 ft @ 10 secs early
Choi-Wan swell building to 2.1 ft @ 21-22 secs later
2nd New Zealand swell building to 2.0 ft @ 16-17 secs later
7.0 ft
4.5 ft
3.0-3.5 ft
310 degrees
300 degrees
200 degrees
Monday
10/12

Up some

SE 10 early Local north windswell fading from 6.0 ft @ 10-11 secs
Choi-Wan swell building to 2.7 ft @ 17 secs later
2nd New Zealand swell holding at 2.5 ft @ 15-16 secs
5.5 ft
4.5 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
310 degrees
300 degrees
200 degrees
Tuesday
10/13

Holding

NW 1-5 early Choi-Wan swell fading from 2.6 ft @ 15 secs early
2nd New Zealand swell fading from 2.2 ft @ 14-15 secs
3rd New Zealand swell building to 2.1 ft @ 17 secs later
3.5 ft
3.0 ft
3.0-3.5 ft
300 degrees
200 degrees
196 degrees
Wednesday
10/14

Holding

NW 1-5 early Choi-Wan swell fading from 2.4 ft @ 14 secs
3rd New Zealand swell holding at 2.4 ft @ 15-16 secs
3.5 ft
3.5-4.0 ft
300 degrees
196 degrees
Thursday
10/15

Down some

NW 1-5 early 3rd New Zealand swell fading from 2.8 ft @ 14-15 secs
4.0 ft 196 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Up some --- The 2nd gale in a series developed SE of New Zealand Thurs-Fri (10/2) with up to 44 ft seas aimed east-northeast. Swell builds on Sun (10/11). The 3rd developed well southeast of New Zealand Sun-Mon (10/5) with 33 ft seas aimed northeast. Swell arrival on Tues (10/13). Another gale developed over the deep Central SPac Thurs-Fri (10/9) with 31-32 ft seas aimed northeast. One last gale is forecast over the SE Pacific Sun (10/11) with 31 ft seas aimed northeast. Typhoon Choi-Wan tracked north off Japan to the West Aleutians Thurs (10/8) with 56 ft seas mostly aimed north-northeast. Low odds of swell resulting starting Sun (10/11). And for the NPac a gale is forecast over the North Gulf Thurs-Fri (10/16) with 31 ft seas aimed east. The NPac is to try but not very impressive.

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