Surfline's LOLA Swell Model is the ONLY global swell model that can separate individual swells to accurately calculate surf heights for any location on Earth. Every surf spot will only have a limited range of swells that produce good surf at that location. Compare the LOLA swell forecast with a spot's "Optimal Conditions" information and your own local knowledge to score the best surf.
The "Swell Rose" above is the only one of it's kind in the world. This shows the directions of all the incoming swells (N=0° East=90° etc). If you mouse over the swell rose you can see detailed raw numbers of the underlying swells.
US Weather data comes from the WeatherUnderground array of personal weather stations. Data is near realtime. International weather comes from LOLAs high resolution models or WUG where possible.
Tides are generated using the most excellent Xtide system.
USER SURF REPORTS:(Also upload reports from your phone using the mobile site: mobile.surfline.com)
For higher resolution buoy data, go to the LOLA Buoys tab in the forecast section.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
LOCAL NEWS: Letter of the Week: A BIG thanks to 'Josh' for helping me out this weekend at Sloat in SF. On a big OH/DOH day, my leash snapped. I took a couple on the head and started to take on water. I was a little panicked and started looking for help. A bro by the name of Josh swam over to calm me down and help me back to the shore. I just want to send him a HUGE thanks and a big debt of gratitute. A little humbling to be put in such a position, however, I'm glad he was there to lend a helping hand. Thanks, Josh for bringing me back to the shore and pulling me out of the pit! Scott from SF
Movie Night! On Thursday, November 5th, The Modern Collective is showing at the Balboa Theater in SF at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Check out the year's most shred-filled flick!
Breaking News, 10/30: There's just been an oil spill in the SF Bay. More info.
Powerlines Productions presents "Ride On," a documentary film, on Monday, November 2nd, 6pm to 11pm, at 8150 Cabrillo Hwy in Montara. Movie starts at 7pm. See you there!
Surf Addict Presents three-time world champion surfer-turned-musician Tom Curren to perform at “It’s About Sea Life Benefit 2” After-Party, on November 20th, at the Hard Rock Café Fisherman’s Wharf. Access to the After-Party will be limited to those purchasing tickets to the main event, to take place at the Aquarium Of The Bay. Additional information can be found at www.itsaboutsealife.org
Surfrider’s water quality team tested Rockaway Beach, LindaMar North and South, the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, the El Granada Jetty, and Half Moon Bay State Beach at Kelly Street, on Friday morning and found the water quality all beaches except the Marine Reserve to be fine. San Vincente Creek in the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach was found to have Enterococcus Bacteria levels which far exceed the EPA’s safe limit.
Big-wave surfing pioneer Jeff Clark broke his silence last week, saying "the reality is I was ousted" as director of the Mavericks Surf Contest and announcing that he has severed all ties with the company that runs it. Link to http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_12697040?nclick_check=1 for the full story.
Mavericks recently announced that the official waiting period for The 2009/2010 Mavericks Surf Contest will open on November 1st. Mavericks CEO Keir J. Beadling summed up the excitement, saying, “We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s big-wave contest season will begin earlier than ever before. We have long understood the importance of increasing the size of the contest window, but haven’t been able to do so." The announcement was especially meaningful to those who surf Mavericks. After watching the last contest season come and go without any contestable surf, competitors are more eager than ever for the 2009/2010 contest season to begin.
Your homebreak is under attack. You just don’t know it yet. Over the coming years, increased coastal crowding and development will put every surf spot at risk. Fortunately, you can act now in its defense. Go to Surf-First.org and fill out the most comprehensive demographic survey in US history so we can fight any battle from Ocean Beach to Steamer Lane. And for the complete story on Surf-First's long-term vision, click here.
LOST AND FOUND - Did you lose your board or gear? Submit date, time place and 5 word description and we'll post it in Local Knowledge.
Stolen: 6'3" blue single fin, yellow/orange stripe across the nose, double-wing swallow tail with yellow fin. has my name written on the blank. Stolen from the San Francisco area on the weekend of 10/18, if you see it please contact cweber@gmail.com
Stolen: weber surfboard along with car. Still missing 6 1 weber surfboard. Prooflab stickers . reward. Could be Santa Cruz or Paifica area. Contact email northpoint.builders@comcast.net
Stolen: Sometime between Thursday evening of October 1st and Today Saturday the 3rd of October someone stole a brand new 6'1" Sol-life surfboard o...
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