CALWIRE Surf Report (Wednesday, August 12, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 5.9 ft (6s period · wind 17kt @ 350°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell
• Pelican Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, sideshore, somewhat textured, short-period windswell

Humboldt Coast — 6.9 ft (8s period · wind 19kt @ 350° · 54°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 — 7.2 ft (7s period · wind 19kt @ 330° · 53°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 — 4.9 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 300°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Salmon Creek: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Bolinas: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

San Francisco — 4.9 ft (8s period · wind 6kt @ 210° · 59°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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 — 4.3 ft (8s period · wind 6kt @ 200° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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 — 5.9 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 200° · 62°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Moss Landing: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Asilomar: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Sand City: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Central Coast — 6.2 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 260° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Pismo Beach: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
  • Cayucos: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 1.6 ft (10s period · wind 8kt @ 280° · 69°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: POOR — BLOWN OUT — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: POOR — BLOWN OUT — small, ankle-to-knee high, onshore, choppy and blown out, mid-period swell

Los Angeles — 3.3 ft (14s period · wind 6kt @ 210° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 3.9 ft (12s period · wind 8kt @ 280° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: FAIR — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 3.3 ft (12s period · 74°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • 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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