CALWIRE Surf Report (Thursday, August 13, 2026)
By Cal Wire Weather Desk
Del Norte Coast — 7.2 ft (7s period · wind 4kt @ 160°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, short-period windswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, short-period windswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, short-period windswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, short-period windswell
Humboldt Coast — 8.9 ft (8s period · wind 21kt @ 350° · 54°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
Mendocino Coast — 8.2 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 330° · 54°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Sonoma / Marin Coast — 5.9 ft (9s period · wind 8kt @ 10°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
San Francisco — 5.6 ft (9s period · wind 10kt @ 220° · 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
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 — 4.3 ft (9s period · wind 10kt @ 140° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
Monterey Bay — 5.6 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 180° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Moss Landing: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Asilomar: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Sand City: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Moss Landing: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Asilomar: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Sand City: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Central Coast — 6.2 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 230° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Morro Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pismo Beach: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Cayucos: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Morro Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pismo Beach: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Cayucos: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Santa Barbara / Ventura — 1.6 ft (8s period · wind 6kt @ 60° · 69°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Rincon: FAIR — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
• Ventura Overhead / C Street: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
• Santa Barbara Harbor: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Rincon: FAIR — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
• Ventura Overhead / C Street: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
• Santa Barbara Harbor: FAIR — small, ankle-to-knee high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
Los Angeles — 3.3 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 140° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
Orange County — 3.6 ft (13s period · wind 0kt @ 210° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
San Diego — 3.3 ft (17s period · 74°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
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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