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Top 5 on the California coast.

California has 101 breaks worth knowing. Below, five of them on one sample morning.

Sample ranking, not live. Daily verdicts publish here every morning once GhostFingers ships.

01

Lowers

South OC

ITS ON!

6-8 ft · 14 s · WNW

Long-period west-northwest groundswell loading the cobble. Light morning offshores, set waves through the lineup, mid-tide drop building.

02

Mavericks

Half Moon Bay

Cooking

12-15 ft · 18 s · NW

Outside reef firing on the long-period northwest. Clean morning window before the wind comes up.

03

Rincon Cove

Carpinteria

Cooking

4-5 ft · 13 s · NW

Cobblestone right point lined up under the WNW groundswell. Mid to low tide window through the morning.

04

Steamer Lane

West Side Santa Cruz

Fun

3-4 ft · 11 s · W

Cliffside right running cleanly. Stays groomed through the morning, northwest wind on it by early afternoon.

05

Ventura Point

Ventura

Worth a look

2-3 ft · 9 s · W

Smaller, shorter-period reading at the point. Mellow morning longboard window before the wind.

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