CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, August 18, 2026)
By Cal Wire Weather Desk
Del Norte Coast — 5.2 ft (6s period · wind 4kt @ 110°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
Humboldt Coast — 5.9 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 340° · 53°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
Mendocino Coast — 5.6 ft (15s period · wind 10kt @ 350° · 56°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Sonoma / Marin Coast — 4.6 ft (14s period · wind 12kt @ 310°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Bodega Head: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Salmon Creek: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Bolinas: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Bodega Head: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Salmon Creek: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Bolinas: FAIR — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
San Francisco — 3.6 ft (wind 10kt @ 330° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out
Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 3.6 ft (9s period · wind 8kt @ 310° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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 — 4.9 ft (14s period · wind 10kt @ 350° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Moss Landing: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Asilomar: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Sand City: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Moss Landing: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Asilomar: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Sand City: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Central Coast — 5.9 ft (13s period · wind 16kt @ 330° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Morro Bay: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Pismo Beach: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Cayucos: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Morro Bay: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Pismo Beach: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Cayucos: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.6 ft (6s period · wind 6kt @ 270° · 67°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
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 — 3.6 ft (15s period · wind 2kt @ 70° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
Orange County — 5.2 ft (7s period · wind 10kt @ 300° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Huntington Beach Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Newport / The Wedge: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Trestles / San Clemente: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Huntington Beach Pier: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Newport / The Wedge: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Trestles / San Clemente: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
San Diego — 4.3 ft (14s period · 70°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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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