CALWIRE Surf Report (Thursday, October 8, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 8.5 ft (15s period · wind 8kt @ 340°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: ~6 ft, N wind 5-10kt | Tonight: N wind 10-15kt
• Crescent City Harbor: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 9.2 ft (15s period · wind 10kt @ 360° · 54°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: ~6 ft, N wind 5-10kt | Tonight: N wind 10-15kt
  • Trinidad: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 5.6 ft (16s period · wind 6kt @ 320° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: NW wind 10-15kt
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 4.3 ft (11s period · wind 8kt @ 310°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 4-6 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Thu: 4-6 ft, NW wind 5kt
  • Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

San Francisco — 4.3 ft (11s period · wind 8kt @ 320° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 3-5 ft, NW wind 5kt | Thu: 3-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
• 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 — 3.9 ft (10s period · wind 10kt @ 320° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Thu: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 5.6 ft (11s period · wind 16kt @ 340° · 64°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 4-6 ft, NW wind 10-15kt | Thu: 4-6 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 6.6 ft (7s period · wind 8kt @ 320° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: 4-6 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.6 ft (wind 12kt @ 240°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 2-4 ft, W wind 10-15kt
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out

Los Angeles — 4.6 ft (10s period · wind 12kt @ 310° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, W wind 10-15kt
  • Malibu / Surfrider: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Venice Breakwater: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Orange County — 5.2 ft (10s period · wind 10kt @ 290°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, W wind 10-15kt
  • Huntington Beach Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Newport / The Wedge: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

San Diego — 4.6 ft (11s period · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W…
  • Oceanside Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Blacks Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Swami's: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Windansea: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Sunset Cliffs: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell
  • Imperial Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, wind data unavailable, mid-period swell

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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