CALWIRE Surf Report (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 2.6 ft (14s period · wind 2kt @ 80°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Humboldt Coast — 2.6 ft (15s period · wind 8kt @ 20° · 57°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Trinidad: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Moonstone County Park: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell
  • Samoa Beach: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, sideshore, somewhat textured, long-period groundswell

Mendocino Coast — 3.9 ft (15s period · wind 14kt @ 330° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Fort Bragg / MacKerricher: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
• Point Arena: FAIR — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

Sonoma / Marin Coast — 5.2 ft (6s period · wind 17kt @ 320°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Salmon Creek: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Bolinas: POOR — BLOWN OUT — head high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

San Francisco — 3.9 ft (14s period · wind 16kt @ 320° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• 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 — 3.9 ft (7s period · wind 14kt @ 310° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Mavericks: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Steamer Lane: POOR — BLOWN OUT — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pleasure Point: POOR — BLOWN OUT — waist-to-shoulder high, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Monterey Bay — 5.2 ft (13s period · wind 19kt @ 340° · 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

Central Coast — 6.9 ft (7s period · wind 19kt @ 320° · 61°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Pismo Beach: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell
  • Cayucos: POOR — BLOWN OUT — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, short-period windswell

Santa Barbara / Ventura — 3.6 ft (7s period · wind 4kt @ 170° · 71°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Rincon: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
  • Ventura Overhead / C Street: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell
  • Santa Barbara Harbor: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, short-period windswell

Los Angeles — 4.9 ft (12s period · wind 2kt @ 110° · 72°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 6.2 ft (12s period · wind 6kt @ 300° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Huntington Beach Pier: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Newport / The Wedge: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Trestles / San Clemente: FAIR — handles size well — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Diego — 6.9 ft (13s period · 75°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Oceanside Pier: FAIR — overhead, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Blacks Beach: FAIR — overhead, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Swami's: FAIR — handles size well — overhead, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Windansea: FAIR — handles size well — overhead, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Sunset Cliffs: FAIR — overhead, wind data unavailable, long-period groundswell
  • Imperial Beach: FAIR — overhead, 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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