CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 5.6 ft (7s period · wind 2kt @ 150°)
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 — 6.9 ft (8s period · wind 12kt @ 340° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Moonstone County Park: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Samoa Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Mendocino Coast — 7.2 ft (7s period · wind 16kt @ 340° · 56°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 8.2 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 320°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

San Francisco — 6.6 ft (9s period · wind 12kt @ 330° · 60°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 8.2 ft (10s period · wind 14kt @ 310° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 — 9.2 ft (8s period · wind 16kt @ 330° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 9.2 ft (9s period · wind 21kt @ 330° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 3.9 ft (8s period · wind 4kt @ 210° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Los Angeles — 3.0 ft (7s period · wind 0kt @ 100° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell

Orange County — 4.6 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 200° · 74°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Newport / The Wedge: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: GOOD — handles size well — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

San Diego — 4.6 ft (13s period · 72°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

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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