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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - North California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Thursday, January 22, 2026 1:58 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 1/23 Down some NW 1-5 early Locally generated northwest windswell 3.8 ft @ 8 secs Background dateline swell 2.1 ft @ 14 secs early 2.5 ft 3.0 ft 310 degrees 290 degrees Saturday 1/24 Up barely NNE 5+ early Background swell 3.1 ft @ 13-14 secs with locally generating northwest winds intermixed. 4.0 ft 290 degrees Sunday 1/25 Down some NE 10 early Background swell fading from 2.7 ft @ 12-13 secs early 3.0 ft 285 degrees Monday 1/26 Down more E 5+ early Windswell 1.8 ft @ 10-11 secs 1.5-2.0 ft 285 degrees Tuesday 1/27 Up slightly SE 5+ early Background swell fading from 2.0 ft @ 14 secs early 2.5-3.0 ft 295 degrees Extended Outlook Up --- A gale developed west of the dateline tracking east Sat-Sun (1/18) with 28 ft seas aimed east fading on the dateline. Another developed Sun-Mon (1/19) on the dateline with up to 26 ft seas aimed east then lifted north over the North Dateline region with 31 ft seas aimed east. Background swell is possible from both. A tiny gale developed north of Hawaii Tues-Wed (1/21) with 24 ft seas aimed southeast aimed only at the Islands. After that a small gale is possible in the Gulf Sun-Mon (1/26) with 28-30 ft seas aimed east with secondary fetch redeveloping in the Gulf Mon-Tues (1/27) with 31 ft seas aimed east. A broader gael is forecast developing west of the dateline Sun-Mon (1/26) with 32 ft seas aimed east the rebuilding on the dateline Tues-Wed (1/28) with 32-34 ft se aimed east. A possibly building swell pattern is forecast. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 17602

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