CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, July 28, 2026)

Del Norte Coast — 3.6 ft (19s period · wind 4kt @ 350°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 3.3 ft (19s period · wind 6kt @ 10° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 5.9 ft (6s period · wind 19kt @ 330° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 5.6 ft (17s period · wind 21kt @ 300°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Salmon Creek: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Bolinas: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Francisco — 5.2 ft (17s period · wind 16kt @ 320° · 56°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 5.2 ft (6s period · wind 17kt @ 300° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Monterey Bay — 5.9 ft (17s period · wind 21kt @ 330° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Asilomar: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Sand City: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Central Coast — 8.5 ft (7s period · wind 25kt @ 320° · 55°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 4.6 ft (8s period · wind 8kt @ 230° · 66°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Los Angeles — 3.9 ft (19s period · wind 6kt @ 90° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 6.9 ft (17s period · wind 4kt @ 220° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 4.6 ft (18s period · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Oceanside Pier: FAIR — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Blacks Beach: FAIR — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Swami's: FAIR — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Windansea: FAIR — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Sunset Cliffs: FAIR — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Imperial Beach: FAIR — head high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell

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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