CALWIRE Surf Report (Sunday, August 16, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 3.6 ft (17s period · wind 2kt @ 120°)
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 (15s period · wind 4kt @ 360° · 55°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 4.3 ft (16s period · wind 4kt @ 350° · 56°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 4.3 ft (16s period · wind 10kt @ 320°)
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 — 4.3 ft (16s period · wind 10kt @ 300° · 59°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 — 3.3 ft (10s period · wind 12kt @ 310° · 59°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 — 4.6 ft (16s period · wind 14kt @ 350° · 61°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 — 4.9 ft (16s period · wind 16kt @ 340° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Pismo Beach: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Cayucos: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.0 ft (6s period · wind 6kt @ 270° · 69°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Los Angeles — 3.6 ft (16s period · wind 4kt @ 20° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 4.3 ft (15s period · wind 10kt @ 300° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 — 4.3 ft (15s period · 69°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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