CALWIRE Surf Report (Friday, September 25, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 6.9 ft (10s period · wind 2kt @ 170°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Humboldt Coast — 5.9 ft (11s period · wind 4kt @ 280° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Moonstone County Park: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Samoa Beach: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Mendocino Coast — 3.9 ft (10s period · wind 4kt @ 10° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 3.6 ft (11s period · wind 10kt @ 290°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

San Francisco — 3.9 ft (wind 10kt @ 300° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 3.9 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 300° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Mavericks: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 5.6 ft (11s period · wind 14kt @ 350° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 6.6 ft (12s period · wind 19kt @ 330° · 64°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Pismo Beach: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Cayucos: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.0 ft (11s period · wind 4kt @ 300° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: FAIR — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Los Angeles — 3.0 ft (14s period · wind 8kt @ 300° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 3.9 ft (11s period · wind 6kt @ 300° · 74°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Newport / The Wedge: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

San Diego — 3.6 ft (13s period · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Oceanside Pier: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Blacks Beach: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Swami's: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Windansea: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Sunset Cliffs: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Imperial Beach: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder 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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