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CALWIRE Surf Report (Sunday, September 20, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 3.9 ft (6s period · wind 10kt @ 330°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Crescent City Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pelican Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
Humboldt Coast — 3.9 ft (6s period · wind 14kt @ 350° · 54°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
  • Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
  • Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
Mendocino Coast — 7.2 ft (7s period · wind 21kt @ 330° · 55°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
Sonoma / Marin Coast — 7.5 ft (7s period · wind 23kt @ 310°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
San Francisco — 5.6 ft (8s period · wind 16kt @ 310° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 5.2 ft (7s period · wind 14kt @ 310° · 60°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 (8s period · wind 17kt @ 330° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Central Coast — 6.9 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 320° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.6 ft (6s period · wind 10kt @ 240° · 69°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
Los Angeles — 2.6 ft (17s period · wind 8kt @ 200° · 73°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 (6s period · wind 8kt @ 290° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
San Diego — 3.9 ft (18s 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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