Free surf forecast: wave height, swell direction and tides on one map

Swell & Tide shows a 7-day wave forecast from NOAA GFS-Wave and a global tide map, updated four times a day. Pick any of 721 surf spots in 31 countries for a surf report with a 0–10 rating, wave height, period, swell breakdown, wind quality, water temperature and tide times in local time, or scrub the timeline to watch swells cross the ocean.

Best surf right now

• 10.0 Ocean Beach (SF) United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 10.0 Pacifica United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 10.0 Mavericks United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 10.0 Seaside United States 1.7 m · 18 s · glassy
• 10.0 Half Moon Bay United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 10.0 Salmon Creek United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 10.0 Dillon Beach United States 1.2 m · 19 s · glassy
• 9.9 Rockaway Beach United States 1.7 m · 18 s · glassy
• 9.9 Redondo United States 1.7 m · 18 s · glassy
• 9.9 El Tunco El Salvador 1.2 m · 15 s · glassy
• 9.9 Playa Grande Costa Rica 1.4 m · 15 s · offshore
• 9.8 Oceanside United States 1.2 m · 16 s · offshore

Surf reports by country

• United States 208
• Spain 134 · best time to surf
• Australia 102
• France 77
• United Kingdom 61
• Portugal 41 · best time to surf
• New Zealand 35
• South Africa 14
• Ireland 9
• Costa Rica 9 · best time to surf
• Indonesia 8
• Sri Lanka 2
• Brazil 2
• Mexico 2
• Peru 1
• Philippines 1
• Fiji 1
• Senegal 1
• El Salvador 1
• Denmark 1
• India 1
• Nicaragua 1
• Chile 1
• Puerto Rico 1
• Japan 1
• Namibia 1
• Morocco 1
• Taiwan 1
• French Polynesia 1
• Canada 1
• Norway 1

Popular surf spots

• Sopelana Basque Country, Spain
• El Palmar Cádiz, Spain
• Zarautz Basque Country, Spain
• Zurriola (San Sebastián) Basque Country, Spain
• Muizenberg Western Cape, South Africa
• Somo Cantabria, Spain
• Torquay Victoria, Australia
• Huntington Beach California, United States
• Lacanau Gironde, France
• Patos (Nigrán) Galicia, Spain
• Cocoa Beach Florida, United States
• New Smyrna Beach Florida, United States
• Oceanside California, United States
• Bondi Beach New South Wales, Australia
• Cronulla New South Wales, Australia
• Doheny State Beach California, United States
• Fistral Beach Cornwall, United Kingdom
• Honoli'i Hawaii, United States
• Jacksonville Beach Florida, United States
• Manly New South Wales, Australia
• Matosinhos Porto, Portugal
• Newcastle New South Wales, Australia
• Newport California, United States
• Newport Beach California, United States

Data: NOAA GFS-Wave global 0.25deg, cycle 20261102 06z (NOMADS); tides GOT4.10c (NASA GSFC) via pyTMD. All 721 spots → · Free forecast widget for your website →