QuikCAST
Surf Forecast - North California
5 Day Surf Forecast
Forecast Updated:
Sunday, May 3, 2026 3:48 PM
Next Forecast Update: Sun 5/10
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
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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 |
Monday
5/4 |
Up some |
SW 5 early |
Dateline swell building to 4.2 ft @ 14-15 secs
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6.0 ft |
296-298 degrees |
Tuesday
5/5 |
Down some |
W 1-5 early |
Dateline swell fading from 3.4 ft @ 12-13 secs early |
4.0 ft |
296-298 degrees |
Wednesday
5/6 |
Down some |
W 5 early |
Residual dateline swell fading from 2.4 ft @ 11-12 secs |
2.5 ft |
296-298 degrees |
Thursday
5/7 |
Holding |
SW 5 early |
Dateline swell 2.7 ft @ 11-12 secs
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2.5-3.0 ft |
295 degrees |
Friday
5/8 |
Down some |
W 1-5 early |
Local northwest windswell 4.7 ft @ 6 secs |
2.5 ft |
310 degrees |
Extended
Outlook |
Up some |
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A gale developed pushing east from off Japan to the dateline Mon-Thurs (4/30) with 34 ft seas aimed east. Swell to peak on Mon (5/4). Another gale lifted northeast from Japan to off Kamchatka Sat-Mon (5/4) with 27-28 ft seas aimed east. At the same time a series of gales developed under New Zealand tracking east: The 1st Wed-Thus (4/30) with 32 ft seas over a tiny area, the 2nd Thurs-Fri (5/1) with 28 ft seas aimed east, and a 3rd Sat-Sun (5/3) with 42 ft seas but falling southeast. Swell is in the water tracking northeast. Nothing else to follow. |
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Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - North CA - Central CA
Wind Animations: US West Coast - North CA - Central CA
Local Model: Surf - Wind
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