CALWIRE Surf Report (Sunday, October 18, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 8.2 ft (11s period · wind 2kt @ 100°)
Tides: High 7:19 AM (4.9ft), Low 11:49 AM (4.0ft), High 5:13 PM (5.4ft)
Forecast — Today: ~8 ft, S wind 5kt | Tonight: N 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 (12s period · wind 12kt @ 340° · 54°F water)
Tides: High 7:21 AM (4.8ft), Low 11:49 AM (4.1ft), High 5:25 PM (5.5ft)
Forecast — Today: ~8 ft, S wind 5kt | Tonight: N wind 5-10kt
  • Trinidad: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 8.2 ft (12s period · wind 17kt @ 330° · 58°F water)
Tides: High 7:21 AM (4.8ft), Low 11:49 AM (4.1ft), High 5:25 PM (5.5ft)
Forecast — Today: N wind 20-25kt | Tonight: NW wind 15-20kt
• 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 — 8.5 ft (12s period · wind 17kt @ 320°)
Tides: High 7:47 AM (4.4ft), Low 12:25 PM (3.5ft), High 5:21 PM (4.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 6-8 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 6-8 ft, NW wind 15-20kt
  • 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 (11s period · wind 10kt @ 310° · 60°F water)
Tides: High 7:47 AM (4.4ft), Low 12:25 PM (3.5ft), High 5:21 PM (4.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 5-7 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 5.9 ft (11s period · wind 12kt @ 310° · 63°F water)
Tides: High 7:17 AM (3.8ft), Low 11:05 AM (3.5ft), High 4:24 PM (4.4ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 6-8 ft, NW wind 20-25kt
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 7.2 ft (11s period · wind 14kt @ 330° · 66°F water)
Tides: High 7:17 AM (3.8ft), Low 11:05 AM (3.5ft), High 4:24 PM (4.4ft)
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 6-8 ft, NW wind 15-20kt
  • 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 — 5.9 ft (17s period · wind 10kt @ 330° · 64°F water)
Tides: High 7:08 AM (3.8ft), Low 10:48 AM (3.6ft), High 4:00 PM (4.3ft), Low 11:57 PM (0.7ft)
Forecast — Today: 4-6 ft | Tonight: 6-8 ft, NW wind 10-20kt
  • 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 — 1.6 ft (13s period · wind 2kt @ 140° · 71°F water)
Tides: High 7:15 AM (3.8ft), Low 10:26 AM (3.6ft), High 3:47 PM (4.3ft), Low 11:50 PM (0.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 2-4 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Rincon: GOOD — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: GOOD — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: GOOD — small, ankle-to-knee high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Los Angeles — 3.0 ft (17s period · wind 6kt @ 360° · 72°F water)
Tides: High 7:18 AM (3.8ft), Low 10:10 AM (3.7ft), High 3:24 PM (4.3ft), Low 11:33 PM (0.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, W wind 10-15kt
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 4.6 ft (17s period · wind 6kt @ 20° · 73°F water)
Tides: High 7:09 AM (3.6ft), Low 10:00 AM (3.5ft), High 3:27 PM (4.2ft), Low 11:32 PM (0.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, W wind 10-15kt
  • Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 3.9 ft (17s period · 73°F water)
Tides: High 7:16 AM (3.6ft), Low 9:40 AM (3.5ft), High 3:13 PM (4.1ft), Low 11:25 PM (0.8ft)
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft
  • 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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