CALWIRE Surf Report (Monday, October 19, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 8.9 ft (11s period · wind 2kt @ 140°)
Tides: Low 12:51 AM (1.0ft), High 8:13 AM (5.1ft), Low 1:18 PM (3.8ft), High 6:35 PM (5.3ft)
Forecast — Today: SE wind 5kt | Tonight: NE wind 5-10kt
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Humboldt Coast — 8.9 ft (13s period · wind 6kt @ 30° · 54°F water)
Tides: Low 12:53 AM (0.9ft), High 8:17 AM (5.0ft), Low 1:16 PM (3.8ft), High 6:43 PM (5.4ft)
Forecast — Today: SE wind 5kt | Tonight: NE wind 5-10kt
  • Trinidad: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 8.5 ft (13s period · wind 14kt @ 330° · 58°F water)
Tides: Low 12:53 AM (0.9ft), High 8:17 AM (5.0ft), Low 1:16 PM (3.8ft), High 6:43 PM (5.4ft)
Forecast — Today: ~7 ft, N wind 5-10kt | Tonight: E wind 5kt
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 8.2 ft (12s period · wind 16kt @ 310°)
Tides: Low 12:42 AM (0.7ft), High 8:27 AM (4.5ft), Low 1:31 PM (3.2ft), High 6:35 PM (4.7ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-8 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 4-6 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • Bodega Head: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Salmon Creek: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Bolinas: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Francisco — 6.2 ft (12s period · wind 14kt @ 320° · 60°F water)
Tides: Low 12:42 AM (0.7ft), High 8:27 AM (4.5ft), Low 1:31 PM (3.2ft), High 6:35 PM (4.7ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
• Ocean Beach: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 7.5 ft (11s period · wind 12kt @ 300° · 63°F water)
Tides: Low 12:15 AM (0.6ft), High 7:44 AM (4.0ft), Low 12:28 PM (3.2ft), High 5:41 PM (4.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 4-6 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 9.5 ft (11s period · wind 14kt @ 320° · 64°F water)
Tides: Low 12:15 AM (0.6ft), High 7:44 AM (4.0ft), Low 12:28 PM (3.2ft), High 5:41 PM (4.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 6-7 ft, NW wind 15-20kt | Tonight: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 8.5 ft (12s period · wind 17kt @ 330° · 64°F water)
Tides: High 7:27 AM (4.0ft), Low 12:11 PM (3.2ft), High 5:23 PM (4.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 6-8 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • 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 — 3.9 ft (12s period · wind 6kt @ 20° · 71°F water)
Tides: High 7:17 AM (4.0ft), Low 11:58 AM (3.2ft), High 5:14 PM (4.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-4 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 3-5 ft, W wind 10-20kt
  • Rincon: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

Los Angeles — 4.9 ft (13s period · wind 0kt @ 240° · 72°F water)
Tides: High 7:05 AM (4.0ft), Low 11:45 AM (3.3ft), High 4:57 PM (4.4ft)
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-5 ft, W wind 5-10kt
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 5.6 ft (16s period · wind 8kt @ 310° · 73°F water)
Tides: High 6:56 AM (3.9ft), Low 11:39 AM (3.1ft), High 4:56 PM (4.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-5 ft, W wind 5-10kt
  • Huntington Beach Pier: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: FAIR — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 4.6 ft (14s period · 74°F water)
Tides: High 6:57 AM (3.8ft), Low 11:31 AM (3.1ft), High 4:49 PM (4.2ft)
Forecast — Today: Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 4… | Tonight: Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds. Vsby 2 NM after midnight.
  • 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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