SurfRanker

Morning ranked CA surf picks by region. Best / Runner-up / Worth a look / don’t bother. Buoys + public cams. No statewide one-spot. Location: California

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How SurfRanker works: around 4am PT, one SoCal post and one NorCal post with today's picks, size first.

Best choice = go here first
Runner-up = good backup
Worth a look = maybe
Don't bother = skip it

From public buoys and cams. Check before you paddle out.

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Marin / Sonoma

Best choice: Stinson - chest-high, up a lot from Mon.
Runner-up: Bodega Harbor - chest-to-shoulder.
Don't bother: Russian River - head-high, experienced only.

Calm and cloudy early. High tide ~7:20am, low ~1pm.

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SurfRanker - Tue Nov 3 NorCal

New WNW swell, way up from Mon. Light wind.

Best choice: Stinson - chest-high.
Runner-up: Bodega Harbor - chest-to-shoulder.
Worth a look: Pleasure Point - shoulder-high.
Don't bother: Ocean Beach - well overhead.

#StinsonBeach

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Santa Cruz

Best choice: Steamer Lane - shoulder-high, experienced, crowded.
Runner-up: Pleasure Point - shoulder-high, up a lot from Mon.
Don't bother: Natural Bridges - shoulder-high, closing out.

Light wind, cloudy. High tide ~6:25am, low ~12:10pm.

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Central Coast

New NW-W swell offshore, up a bit from Mon with long gaps between sets. Open beaches punchy, so beginners look for sheltered coves.

Light wind, clouds near Monterey, clear in SLO. Point Sur buoy still stale.

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SurfRanker - Tue Nov 3 SoCal

SW swell easing from Mon. Light offshore, clean early.

Best choice: Malibu - waist-high.
Runner-up: San Onofre - waist-high, soft.
Worth a look: Cardiff - waist-high.
Don't bother: Newport Pier - knee-high, weak.

#Malibu

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Ventura / SB

Best choice: Rincon - thigh-to-waist, about the same as Mon.
Runner-up: Oxnard / Surfer's Point - waist-high.
Worth a look: County Line - waist-to-chest.

Light offshore, calm in SB. High ~5:30am, low ~11:15am. Rincon reading an hour old.

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Marin / Sonoma

Best choice: Stinson - thigh-to-waist, easy size, up a bit vs Fri.
Runner-up: Bodega Harbor - chest-high, up vs Fri.
Don't bother: Russian River - shoulder-high, experienced only.

Calm and clear early. High tide ~6:35am, low ~11:50am.

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SurfRanker - Mon Nov 2 NorCal

Long WNW swell, up since Fri. Calm.

Best choice: Pleasure Point - waist-high.
Runner-up: Natural Bridges - waist-high.
Worth a look: Stinson - thigh-to-waist.
Don't bother: Ocean Beach SF - shoulder-to-head.

#PleasurePoint

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Santa Cruz

Best choice: Pleasure Point - waist-high, up vs Fri.
Runner-up: Natural Bridges - waist-high.
Worth a look: Steamer Lane - thigh-to-waist, crowded.

Calm and clear early. Long gaps between sets, so be patient. High tide ~5:45am, low ~10:55am.

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Central Coast

SSW swell offshore up a bit, NW-N swell bigger than Fri near Monterey with long gaps between sets. Open beaches punchy, so beginners look for sheltered coves.

Light wind, clear early. Point Sur buoy still stale.

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SurfRanker - Mon Nov 2 SoCal

SW swell up a lot since Fri. Light offshore, clean early.

Best choice: Malibu - waist-high.
Runner-up: San Onofre - chest-high, soft.
Worth a look: Zuma - chest-high.
Don't bother: Windansea - shoulder-to-head-high.

#Malibu

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Ventura / SB

Best choice: Rincon - thigh-to-waist, up a lot vs Fri.
Runner-up: County Line - chest-high.
Worth a look: Oxnard / Surfer's Point - chest-high.

Light offshore in Oxnard, calm in SB, clear early. Low tide ~10am, high ~3:30pm.