CALWIRE Surf Report (Tuesday, September 29, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 5.6 ft (14s period · wind 12kt @ 360°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: FAIR — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 7.5 ft (14s period · wind 12kt @ 350° · 53°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 — 9.5 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 350° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Point Arena: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 8.2 ft (9s period · wind 17kt @ 330°)
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 — 7.9 ft (9s period · wind 8kt @ 350° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 7.2 ft (9s period · wind 14kt @ 310° · 60°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 — 10.2 ft (8s period · wind 14kt @ 340° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, sideshore, somewhat textured, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 11.5 ft (9s period · wind 12kt @ 320° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — well overhead, big-wave conditions, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 4.3 ft (5s period · wind 14kt @ 280° · 69°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Los Angeles — 4.6 ft (6s period · wind 10kt @ 340° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
  • Venice Breakwater: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell

Orange County — N/A (wind 4kt @ 300°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 (9s period · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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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