CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 6.6 ft (8s period · wind 0kt @ 190°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: NW wind 5-10kt
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Humboldt Coast — 8.5 ft (8s period · wind 10kt @ 360° · 52°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: NW wind 5-10kt | Tonight: NW wind 5-10kt
  • 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 — 5.9 ft (11s period · wind 14kt @ 340° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: NW wind 10-15kt | Tonight: NW wind 10-15kt
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 4.9 ft (11s period · wind 10kt @ 310°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt | Tue: 4-5 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • 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 — 3.3 ft (12s period · wind 8kt @ 330° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt | Tue: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt
• Ocean Beach: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 4.6 ft (10s period · wind 8kt @ 320° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt | Tue: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Monterey Bay — 4.6 ft (12s period · wind 6kt @ 350° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Rest Of Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt | Tue: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5kt
  • 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 — 4.6 ft (11s period · wind 8kt @ 330° · 65°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 5-10kt
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 2.6 ft (wind 12kt @ 240°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 2-4 ft, NW 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 — 3.3 ft (11s period · wind 8kt @ 290° · 74°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • 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°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 2-3 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft, NW wind 10-15kt
  • 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 — 3.0 ft (14s period · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
Forecast — Today: 3-4 ft | Tonight: 3-4 ft
  • 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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