Today in the USA · Fri 30 Oct

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Steamer Lane · Santa Cruz

5/10
Best window
07-11 PDT
Waves
3-5 ft 1.0-1.4 m
Period
12 s W
Wind
glassy N 3 mph
Tide
mid falling high 03:16 5.3 ft · low 06:57 4.6 ft · high 13:10 7.3 ft · low 21:01 0.8 ft

Worth it 07-11, clean chest-shoulder, glassy.

For intermediate+ · cliffs, rocks, strong locals

  • Sat 31 Oct7/1008-11 · 3-4 ft · glassy
  • Sun 1 Nov7/1009-10 · 3-4 ft · glassy
  • Mon 2 Nov6/1011-14 · 4-6 ft · glassy

Wave height corrected on the Monterey Canyon Outer buoy (CDIP 156): error 0.15 m vs 0.22 m raw on 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-29, days the model never saw.

Updated Fri 01:56 PDT · 5 areas, one flagship break each

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Malibu Surfrider · Malibu

5/10
Best window
07-08 PDT
Waves
3-4 ft 1.0-1.3 m
Period
16 s SSW
Wind
glassy E 3 mph
Tide
mid rising high 02:00 4.9 ft · low 05:14 4.4 ft · high 11:58 7.4 ft · low 20:02 1.2 ft

Worth it 07-08, clean chest-shoulder, glassy.

For all levels · crowded, rocks at the point

  • Sat 31 Oct6/1017-18 · 4-5 ft · glassy
  • Sun 1 Nov5/1006-10 · 4-5 ft · glassy
  • Mon 2 Nov4/1011-12 · 4-6 ft · glassy

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.09 m average error vs the Santa Monica Bay buoy (CDIP 028) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: it did not win on unseen days.

Ocean Beach · San Diego

2/10
Best window
12-16 PDT
Waves
4-5 ft 1.2-1.7 m
Period
16 s SW
Wind
cross-shore S 8 mph
Tide
mid falling high 01:40 4.9 ft · low 04:58 4.3 ft · high 11:44 7.3 ft · low 19:46 1.3 ft

Skip: average, head-high, cross-shore S.

For all levels · rips, pier pilings

  • Sat 31 Oct6/1007-09 · 4-6 ft · offshore
  • Sun 1 Nov3/1007-11 · 5-6 ft · cross-offshore
  • Mon 2 Nov2/1006-10 · 5-8 ft · glassy

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.09 m average error vs the Torrey Pines Outer buoy (CDIP 100) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: it did not win on unseen days.

Huntington Beach Pier · Huntington Beach

1/10
Best window
13-17 PDT
Waves
3-4 ft 0.9-1.3 m
Period
15 s SW
Wind
onshore WSW 8 mph
Tide
mid falling high 01:45 5.0 ft · low 05:00 4.5 ft · high 11:43 7.4 ft · low 19:40 1.4 ft

Skip: the wind spoils it, chest-shoulder, onshore WSW.

For all levels · crowded near the pier, rips, pilings

  • Sat 31 Oct7/1008-09 · 3-4 ft · offshore
  • Sun 1 Nov6/1006-10 · 3-4 ft · glassy
  • Mon 2 Nov8/1008-12 · 4-6 ft · glassy

Raw Open-Meteo waves, 0.13 m average error vs the San Pedro buoy (CDIP 092) over the last 30 days. No correction yet: it did not win on unseen days.

Sunset Beach · North Shore, Oahu

1/10
Best window
07-11 HST
Waves
4-6 ft 1.2-1.7 m
Period
8 s NE
Wind
cross-offshore E 19 mph
Tide
high falling high 06:22 2.3 ft · low 22:14 0.1 ft

Skip: the wind spoils it, head-high, cross-offshore E.

For advanced only · heavy waves, shallow reef outside, strong currents

  • Sat 31 Oct2/1014-18 · 5-8 ft · cross-offshore
  • Sun 1 Nov3/1007-09 · 8-11 ft · cross-offshore
  • Mon 2 Nov2/1011-15 · 11-15 ft · cross-offshore

Wave height corrected on the Waimea Bay buoy (CDIP 106): error 0.15 m vs 0.20 m raw on 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-29, days the model never saw.