CALWIRE Surf Report (Wednesday, September 23, 2026)

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Del Norte Coast — 5.9 ft (10s period · wind 4kt @ 270°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Crescent City Harbor: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pelican Bay: GOOD — head high, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Humboldt Coast — 8.2 ft (11s period · wind 14kt @ 360° · 55°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 — 8.2 ft (7s period · wind 17kt @ 330° · 55°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 — 8.5 ft (12s period · wind 14kt @ 330°)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Bodega Head: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Salmon Creek: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Bolinas: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

San Francisco — 7.2 ft (9s period · wind 4kt @ 20° · 58°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
• Ocean Beach: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell
• Pacifica / Linda Mar: GOOD — overhead, light and glassy, mid-period swell

Half Moon Bay / Santa Cruz — 6.9 ft (10s period · wind 10kt @ 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 — 8.9 ft (9s period · wind 14kt @ 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 — 9.8 ft (13s period · wind 17kt @ 320° · 63°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Morro Bay: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Pismo Beach: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell
  • Cayucos: FAIR — overhead, onshore, choppy and blown out, long-period groundswell

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

Los Angeles — 2.6 ft (16s period · wind 2kt @ 240° · 73°F water)
Tides: tide data unavailable
  • Malibu / Surfrider: GOOD — handles size well — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Manhattan Beach / El Porto: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell
  • Venice Breakwater: GOOD — waist-to-shoulder high, light and glassy, long-period groundswell

Orange County — 3.3 ft (15s period · wind 6kt @ 290° · 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 — 3.6 ft (15s period · 73°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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