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QuikCAST Surf Forecast - Southern California 5 Day Surf Forecast Forecast Updated:   Friday, May 15, 2026 4:39 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 Southern California Surf Forecast (Centered on Dana Point) Day Trend Wind (kts) Details (Swell Number, Swell Size & Period, Arrival Time and Profile) Waves (Set wave max face height) Swell Direction Saturday 5/16 Down some S 5+ early Locally generated northwest windswell building to 4.5 ft @ 10 secs later Southern hemi swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 14-15 secs early 3.5 ft 2.5 ft 310 degrees 195 degs Sunday 5/17 Down some SSE 10+ early Local northwest windswell fading from 4.7 ft @ 10-11 secs Southern hemi swell fading from 1.7 ft @ 13-14 secs early 4.0 ft 2.0-2.5 ft 310 degrees 190 degs Monday 5/18 Down some SSE 10+ early Local northwest windswell fading from 3.0 ft @ 11-12 secs early Southern hemi background swell 1.0 ft @ 15-16 secs early 3.0 ft 1.5 ft 310 degrees 185 degs Tuesday 5/19 Down some calm early Local northwest windswell fading from 1.8 ft @ 10 secs early Southern hemi swell fading from 1.3 ft @ 14 secs early Dateline/Northwest Gulf swell 1.0 ft @ 15 secs later 1.5 ft 1.5 ft 1.5 ft 310 degrees 180 degs 302 degrees Wednesday 5/20 Down some calm early Southern hemi swell 1.5 ft @ 13 secs early Dateline/Northwest Gulf swell 1.7 ft @ 13-14 secs early 1.5-2.0 ft 2.0-2.5 ft 180 degs 304 degrees Extended Outlook Up some --- Down south a gale tracked east over the SE Pacific Sat-Sun (5/3) with 42 ft seas but falling southeast. Background swell is fading now. A small gale is forecast lifting northeast over the Central S. Pacific Sun-Mon (5/18) with 28-30 ft seas aimed north. Up north a gale tracked from the dateline to the Northwest Gulf Thurs-Sat (5/16) with 26-29 ft seas aimed east. After that the NPac is to go to sleep. --- --- Surf Height Animation: Northeast Pacific - South CA Wind Animations: US West Coast - South CA Local Model: Surf - Wind 24604

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