California Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

California wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the California region.

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

More forecast maps

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: California Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, California Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, California Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, California Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: California Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: California Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, California Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, California Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, California Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue		Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.0 SSW	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW
Period(s)	19	19	17	10	10	15	9	9	14	9	9	10	9	9	16	9	15	24	22	21	20	19
Energy	1362	3096	2957	1844	1520	1538	1828	1111	558	1033	1342	984	966	1498	780	926	732	851	935	1053	918	800
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	6:31PM 1.97		7:04AM 0.10	6:59PM 1.63		7:14AM 1.30		8:11PM 2.40	8:32AM 1.17		9:08PM 2.02	11:12AM 1.71		10:45PM 2.57	12:08PM 1.77		8:49PM 2.08	1:21PM 1.42		12:07AM 3.06	1:54PM 1.85	2:14PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		1:57AM 0.29	12:08PM -0.33		2:02AM 0.00	12:00PM 0.87		3:35AM 0.27	1:16PM 0.55	2:40PM 0.68	4:30AM -0.41		3:50PM 0.80		5:15AM -0.11	4:28PM 0.78	4:18AM -0.51	6:23AM -0.63	5:23PM 0.79		6:57AM -0.19	7:08PM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	16	24	24	19	16	20	17	22	19	12	16	13	13	16	13	18	16	14	15	16	19
Low °C	21	9	21	23	18	16	20	13	20	19	11	13	13	11	12	13	17	15	13	14	13	19
Chill °C (?)	23	15	24	24	19	16	20	17	22	19	12	16	13	13	16	12	18	16	13	15	16	19
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	8:25	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.0 SSW	1.9 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NNW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	1.7 NNW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	19	10	9	17	10	10	9	9	14	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	15	8	8	8	13	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.5 W	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	19	17	16	16	15	16	15	10	14	14	13	13	13	16	16	12	15	15	21	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 NW
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8

	Tuesday 09				Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.6 S	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.1 S	3.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	17	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	10	9	16	9	9	9
Energy	1398	1362	1523	3046	3096	3012	1794	2957	1823	1844	3135	3218	1520	1405	1331	1538	1488	1828	1320	1731	1111	1000
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			5:17PM 1.45				7:13AM 0.92				6:59PM 1.63									8:25PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	11:34AM 0.79				1:57AM 0.29				11:42AM 0.86					2:02AM 0.00			1:03PM 1.02					3:35AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	23	18	18	9	17	16	24	19	23	18	24	19	18	19	16	20	20	17	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	21	23	18	18	6	17	16	24	19	23	18	24	19	18	19	16	20	20	17	14	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 S	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	3.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	19	19	18	8	10	18	9	9	10	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.6 WNW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	13	13	7	18	19	8	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 WNW	-	2.4 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 SSE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	10	-	8	10	9	-	9	-	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09												Wednesday 10
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Heavens CAL - LA County	Heavens CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy	1226	1398	1398	1398	1395	1362	1257	1181	1523	1522	1505	3046	3145	3130	3096	1599	3071	3012	3012	3058	2037	1836
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)							5:35PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)	11:34AM 0.79														1:57AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	21	22	23	23	18	18	18	18	18	18	10	9	9	13	19	17	17	21	20	18
Chill °C (?)	20	21	21	22	23	23	18	18	18	18	18	18	8	6	6	13	19	17	17	21	20	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	8	10	10	10	9	10	18	18	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	7	7	7	18	19	19	19	18	18	8	8	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	-	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	-	-	-	8	10	10	10	-	10	9	9	9	-	-

List of all animated swell maps

Important: JavaScript support must be turned on in order to use these animated swell maps. Alternatively, visit our basic swell maps of California where each view becomes a separate image.

Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None