CALWIRE Surf Report (Thursday, November 12, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 15.7 ft (15s period · wind 6kt @ 110°)
Tides: High 1:52 AM (5.6ft), Low 6:34 AM (3.7ft), High 12:17 PM (6.9ft), Low 7:37 PM (-0.3ft)
Forecast — Today: S wind 15-20kt | Tonight: S wind 25-30kt
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — well overhead, big-wave conditions, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — well overhead, big-wave conditions, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 11.8 ft (13s period · wind 14kt @ 190° · 64°F water)
Tides: High 2:06 AM (5.4ft), Low 6:39 AM (3.7ft), High 12:27 PM (7.0ft), Low 7:46 PM (-0.3ft)
Forecast — Today: S wind 15-20kt | Tonight: S wind 25-30kt
  • Trinidad: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 9.8 ft (14s period · wind 10kt @ 110° · 65°F water)
Tides: High 2:06 AM (5.4ft), Low 6:39 AM (3.7ft), High 12:27 PM (7.0ft), Low 7:46 PM (-0.3ft)
Forecast — Today: S wind 15-20kt | Tonight: S wind 20-25kt
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: GOOD — overhead, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: GOOD — overhead, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 9.8 ft (13s period · wind 4kt @ 80°)
Tides: High 2:15 AM (4.6ft), Low 6:21 AM (3.5ft), High 12:10 PM (5.7ft), Low 7:17 PM (-0.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 8-11 ft, SE wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 9-12 ft, S wind 15-20kt
  • Bodega Head: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Salmon Creek: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Bolinas: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

San Francisco — 9.2 ft (13s period · wind 8kt @ 190° · 66°F water)
Tides: High 2:15 AM (4.6ft), Low 6:21 AM (3.5ft), High 12:10 PM (5.7ft), Low 7:17 PM (-0.3ft)
Forecast — Today: 7-10 ft, SE wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 8-11 ft, S wind 15-20kt
• 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 — 10.2 ft (12s period · wind 6kt @ 200° · 66°F water)
Tides: High 1:25 AM (3.7ft), Low 4:51 AM (3.3ft), High 10:56 AM (5.4ft), Low 6:49 PM (-0.2ft)
Forecast — Today: 7-10 ft, S wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 8-10 ft, S wind 20-25kt
  • Mavericks: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Steamer Lane: FAIR — handles size well — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Pleasure Point: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Monterey Bay — 10.2 ft (13s period · wind 14kt @ 210° · 66°F water)
Tides: High 1:25 AM (3.7ft), Low 4:51 AM (3.3ft), High 10:56 AM (5.4ft), Low 6:49 PM (-0.2ft)
Forecast — Today: 7-10 ft, SE wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 8-10 ft, SE wind 15-20kt
  • Moss Landing: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Asilomar: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Sand City: FAIR — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Central Coast — 7.5 ft (14s period · wind 8kt @ 210° · 63°F water)
Tides: High 12:41 AM (3.6ft), Low 4:05 AM (3.2ft), High 10:24 AM (5.5ft), Low 6:19 PM (-0.0ft)
Forecast — Today: 6-9 ft | Tonight: 7-10 ft, S wind 10-15kt
  • Morro Bay: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Pismo Beach: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Cayucos: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 4.6 ft (13s period · wind 2kt @ 280° · 73°F water)
Tides: High 12:04 AM (3.4ft), Low 3:30 AM (3.0ft), High 9:58 AM (5.6ft), Low 5:53 PM (0.0ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-4 ft | Tonight: 3-5 ft, SE wind 5-10kt
  • Rincon: GOOD — handles size well — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Los Angeles — 3.6 ft (11s period · wind 6kt @ 230° · 75°F water)
Tides: Low 3:07 AM (2.8ft), High 9:36 AM (5.7ft), Low 5:22 PM (0.1ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 2-4 ft, SW wind 5-10kt
  • Malibu / Surfrider: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Venice Breakwater: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Orange County — N/A (wind 8kt @ 290° · 75°F water)
Tides: Low 3:05 AM (2.7ft), High 9:36 AM (5.6ft), Low 5:20 PM (0.0ft)
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 2-4 ft, SW wind 5-10kt
  • Huntington Beach Pier: Conditions unavailable — buoy data missing this cycle
  • Newport / The Wedge: Conditions unavailable — buoy data missing this cycle
  • Trestles / San Clemente: Conditions unavailable — buoy data missing this cycle

San Diego — 5.9 ft (13s period · 75°F water)
Tides: Low 3:01 AM (2.6ft), High 9:31 AM (5.5ft), Low 5:15 PM (0.0ft)
Forecast — Today: Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S… | Tonight: 3-4 ft
  • 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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