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Central California Long Range Surf Forecast

This is our archived list of current and previous surf forecasts for the Central California surf region which includes San Luis Obispo County, Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, San Mateo County and San Francisco. These forecasts are updated twice a week and when the conditions call for an alert or an extra forecast, we will add in an extra surf forecast or swell alert.

Windswell peaks Friday but takes a dive through the weekend as SSW tapers off.  Long-range forecast not showing much hope
By on May 17, 2012 @ 3:58 pm

Forecast Overview WNW-NW windswell should be peaking Friday before easing through the weekend.  Size isn’t looking like anything crazy, but there could still be a couple of surfable lines as long as the winds play nicely.  Southern Hemi swell should be tapering off as well.  It had a good run for a couple days but [...]

Plenty of SSW this week and some windswell, but the forecast is looking bleak further out
By on May 14, 2012 @ 5:59 pm

Most of this week is looking smaller, but still surfable. There’s plenty of southern hemi on the way especially over the next few days, and then we could see a pulse of WNW-NW windswell for the end of the week. That’s not all that exciting, but at least its something. The long-range models on the other hand aren’t giving us much to work with. There could be a little bit of WNW early next week, but the Southern Hhemi isn’t playing very nicely right now.

After things back off this weekend it looks like we could be in for another lively week next week and the forecast continues to call for more Southern Hemi
By on May 10, 2012 @ 3:35 pm

The fun little mix of mid-period and short-period WNW-NW swell looks like its going to get the blessings of the ‘Good-Conditions’ Fairy to start of the weekend, but size is going to be easing up over the next few days. Southern Hemi swell should start to ease up through the weekend as well, but next week its going to come back with a vengeance. SSW fills in Monday, dominating the charts through the first half of the week while NW windswell slowly builds again for the end of next week. More Southern Hemi is on the way too!

The forecast looks promising for the middle of the week, but the NPac starts shutting down soon.
By on May 7, 2012 @ 3:51 pm

Windswell continues through the week as we look forward to a jolt of 13-14 second WNW during the second half of the week. Southern hemi swells continue to show up, but the next couple are looking a little steep, so size might be smaller and a bit spotty.

Wind and waves continue out of the WNW, but the forecast is showing better conditions early next week.  Stick to SH spots if you’re over the hassle.
By on May 3, 2012 @ 3:08 pm

After a brief hiatus, the windswell is going to be back and pretty vigilant Friday through the weekend. NWS is calling for a possible fall style offshore event, although the models aren’t all in very good agreement so I’m on the fence about it. Either way conditions should be improving early next week, with plenty more Southern Hemi on the way, and possibly even a little pulse out of the WNW by the end of next week.

The forecast is saying Southern Hemi magnets are going to be the place to be this week, unless you like windswell
By on April 30, 2012 @ 3:36 pm

This week looks surprising consistent as far as swell goes. We’re looking at windswell kinda doing its up and down thing with the weather. We’ll see it backing off a little late in the work week but picking back up for the weekend. Southern Hemi’s are going to be this weeks shining gem. With all the WNW-NW winds, south facing breaks will be the most sheltered and stand out spots should be getting a healthy dose of overlapping southern hemi swells.

Forecast is showing a couple small WNW pulses mixed with lots of windswell this weekend and next week.  Some S.Hemi helping out as well
By on April 26, 2012 @ 3:16 pm

Plenty of swell moving through the region this weekend, its just a matter of how much wind there’s going to be and how badly you want it. South facing spots have the upper hand thanks to the WNW-NW winds and some new Southern Hemi swells filling in. Looking further out, the Southern Hemi’s keep marching up here, but the North Pacific looks a little dull

Forecast is calling for a pretty soggy week, without much excitment till this coming weekend.
By on April 23, 2012 @ 3:36 pm

There should be a little WNW in the water Tuesday morning, with some fun conditions for some spots along the Central Coast. Size is looking pretty small though this week, and surfiness starts to go downhill as new swell fills in towards the end of the week. The North Pacific has been sputtering out some small signs of life, but overall nothing really exciting has been going on. Swell and conditions look like they could improve over the weekend so keep your fingers crossed and long-range models look good for the start of next week.

Forecast keeps it real, but small… not real small.  Long-range models show a little promise for more small swell, but not quite as real.
By on April 19, 2012 @ 3:09 pm

The trend of small to moderate mid-period swell continues through the weekend with possibly some fun conditions as the winds ease up a bit. Early next week we could see a new WNW building, but the weather starts to shift as well, and not necessarily in a good way. Long-range models are continuing their struggle to hang on to some sort of hope for swell by late next week, but its still too early to tell how its going to play out.

Forecast calls for new swell building through the middle of the week, but overall the longrange is pretty sad
By on April 16, 2012 @ 12:03 pm

Forecast Overview This week appears to be shaping up to be a kind of mediocre one both swell wise and condition wise.  Onshores are expected to plague the small to moderate surf through the week.  One nice things could be the warm weather towards the end of the week.  Either way, if you can… I’d [...]

Forecast calls for a stormy weekend, but improving conditions early next week. Fingers crossed
By on April 12, 2012 @ 12:51 pm

We should see building swell following the series of frontal systems currently (Thursday morning) approaching the region. Original forecast numbers are looking a bit unlikely as far as size goes for the long-period WNW expected to show up tonight. Nonetheless we’re looking at a healthy does of swell picking up through the day Friday and holding size Saturday morning. Size should back down as the weather clears up through the weekend. The storm track appears to be shifting, which is good news if you’re tired of the rain, and more swell looks like its preparing itself out the back.

The forecast is calling for a wet week, topped off with a storm and larger surf.  Not necessarily a bad thing though for the weekend
By on April 9, 2012 @ 2:53 pm

Looks like its going to be a wet S-SW wind kind of week, with smaller surf Tuesday and Wednesday, before a bigger increase Thursday and Friday as a storm steps up to the plate. Conditions this week are looking so-so with the exposed S-SW facing coasts looking the worst probably, especially before the storm hits. The mix of long and short period surf is going to be pretty messy, but high pressures is expected to build over the weekend bringing back some nicer weather, and possibly more moderate winds. Long-range models have a little gem on the horizon as well.