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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, January 15, 2026 1:09 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 1/16 Down some NE 5+ early Dateline swell fading from 3.4 ft @ 12-13 secs early 4.0 ft 280 degrees Saturday 1/17 Down some NE 5+ early Residual dateline swell fading from 2.2 ft @ 11-12 secs early 2.5 ft 280 degrees Sunday 1/18 Up slightly NE 5+ early Background swell building to 3.1 ft @ 14 secs mid-day 4.0 ft 280 degrees Monday 1/19 Down some NNE 1-5 early Residual background swell fading from 2.7 ft @ 12 secs early 3.0 ft 280 degrees Tuesday 1/20 Up slightly NW 5+ early New background swell building to 3.1 ft @ 15-16 secs later 4.5 ft 290 degrees Extended Outlook Up some --- A gale formed over the dateline tracking southeast Sat-Sun (1/11) with up to 35 ft seas targeting mainly Hawaii then fading north of Hawaii Mon (1/12) with seas fading from 22 ft. Swell arriving on Sun (1/18). Another is forecast for the dateline tracking southeast Tues-Thurs (1/15) into the Central Gulf with 28 ft seas aimed east and southeast. Another is forecast over the dateline falling southeast Fri-Sat (1/17) with up to 38 ft seas aimed southeast. And maybe another to develop west of the dateline tracking east Sat-Sun (1/18) with 33 ft seas aimed east fading on the dateline. Another tiny one is forecast Sun-Mon (1/19) on the dateline with up to 38 ft seas over a tiny area aimed east. After that the gale machine is to take a break, A Westerly Wind Burst (WWB) is in-play today through the end of January injecting much energy into the jetstream courtesy of a developing solid Active Phase of the MJO. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 15612

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