CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)

Del Norte Coast — 5.2 ft (8s period · wind 6kt @ 340°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Pelican Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Humboldt Coast — 5.6 ft (8s period · wind 8kt @ 350° · 53°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Mendocino Coast — 4.6 ft (8s period · wind 10kt @ 340° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 3.6 ft (9s period · wind 2kt @ 330°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Salmon Creek: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Bolinas: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

San Francisco — 3.6 ft (8s period · wind 6kt @ 330° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 3.3 ft (9s period · wind 8kt @ 320° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 4.3 ft (14s period · wind 6kt @ 340° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Asilomar: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Sand City: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Central Coast — 6.2 ft (9s period · wind 2kt @ 170° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 1.6 ft (14s period · wind 6kt @ 210° · 67°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: FAIR — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Los Angeles — 3.6 ft (10s period · wind 6kt @ 200° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Venice Breakwater: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Orange County — 5.2 ft (16s period · wind 2kt @ 290° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 5.2 ft (10s period · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Oceanside Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Blacks Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Swami's: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Windansea: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Sunset Cliffs: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Imperial Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell

Sources: NOAA National Data Buoy Center (wave/wind/water temp) + NOAA Tides & Currents (tide predictions), live readings, plus NWS marine zone Today/Tonight forecast periods where available. Conditions calls are a plain rule-based read of these numbers, not per-break forecasts — see the site notes for why (buoys are far sparser than named breaks along this coast). NWS forecast text covers "Today"/"Tonight" trend periods, not hour-by-hour data.

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