CALWIRE Surf Report (Thursday, November 5, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 5.9 ft (13s period · wind 4kt @ 90°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: NE wind 5kt | Thu: N wind 10-15kt
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 5.6 ft (11s period · wind 6kt @ 60° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: NE wind 5kt | Thu: N wind 10-15kt
  • Trinidad: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
  • Moonstone County Park: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell
  • Samoa Beach: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, mid-period swell

Mendocino Coast — 6.2 ft (11s period · wind 16kt @ 330° · 65°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: N wind 10-15kt | Thu: NW wind 15-20kt
• 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 — 8.5 ft (12s period · wind 21kt @ 320°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 5-8 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 7-10 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 (12s period · wind 21kt @ 330° · 65°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, N wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 6-9 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
• 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 — 6.9 ft (11s period · wind 17kt @ 320° · 67°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 5-8 ft, N wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 6-9 ft, NW wind 15-20kt
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 8.9 ft (14s period · wind 14kt @ 340° · 67°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 5-8 ft, N wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 6-9 ft, NW wind 15-20kt
  • Moss Landing: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Asilomar: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Sand City: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Central Coast — 8.9 ft (13s period · wind 14kt @ 340° · 67°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 5-7 ft, N wind 10-15kt | Tonight: 6-8 ft, N wind 10-20kt
  • Morro Bay: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Pismo Beach: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Cayucos: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 5.9 ft (12s period · wind 2kt @ 190° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-5 ft, NE wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 2-4 ft, NW wind 10-20kt
  • 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 — 4.9 ft (14s period · wind 6kt @ 30° · 75°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-5 ft, NE wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — head high, clean, offshore wind, long-period groundswell

Orange County — N/A (wind 6kt @ 50°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-5 ft, NE wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW 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 — 5.6 ft (14s period · 75°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | 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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