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Surf Forecast - North California

5 Day Surf Forecast

Forecast Updated:
 
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 1:01 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
Wednesday
12/10

Up some

NE 5+ early Background Gulf swell building to 5.0 ft @ 13 secs later 6.5 ft 305 degrees
Thursday
12/11

Up some

NE 1-5 early New Dateline swell building to 4.8 ft @ 14 secs mid-day 6.5 ft 296 degrees
Friday
12/12

Up some

NE 10 early Dateline swell fading from 5.1 ft @ 14 secs early 7.0 ft 296 degrees
Saturday
12/13

Down some

NE 5+ early Dateline swell fading from 2.8 ft @ 12 secs early 3.0 ft 296 degrees
Sunday
12/14

Down more

NE 5+ early Background swell fading from 2.1 ft @ 11-12 secs early 2.0 ft 285 degrees
Extended
Outlook
Down --- A small gale developed while tracking east from the dateline to the Gulf Sat-Tues (12/9) producing 26-27 ft seas aimed east. Swell arrival possibly on Thurs (12/11). Nothing else meaningful to follow with the Inactive Phase of the MJO in control. A small gale is to develop just west of the dateline Thurs (12/11) with 31 ft seas aimed east. Another tiny gale is to develop off the Kuril on Mon (12/15) with 37 ft sea aimed east. no meaningful swell is to result.

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