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.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Mon	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.5 S	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.0 S	1.0 S	3.0 NNW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	20	20	19	19	18	10	10	15	9	9	14	14	9	9	9	8	16	16	15	24	8	9
Energy	1340	2111	1362	3067	3448	1914	1596	1553	1766	1124	781	772	1722	748	913	1345	666	674	747	1005	860	1679
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	4:19AM 1.01	6:24AM 1.09	6:31PM 1.97		7:02AM 1.37	6:59PM 1.63		7:14AM 1.30		8:11PM 2.40	10:10AM 1.64		9:58PM 2.47	11:12AM 1.71		10:45PM 2.57	12:08PM 1.77		8:49PM 2.08	1:05PM 1.33		12:07AM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)	11:03PM 0.60	12:13PM 0.33		1:57AM 0.29	12:09PM 0.90		2:02AM 0.00	12:00PM 0.87		3:35AM 0.27					3:34PM 0.74		5:15AM -0.11	4:23PM 1.31	4:18AM -0.51	6:09AM -0.62	6:07PM 1.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	13	24	16	27	24	18	16	21	18	18	22	12	17	14	14	16	17	19	17	19	16
Low °C	16	12	23	9	24	22	17	16	20	14	16	21	11	14	13	11	13	16	18	15	18	15
Chill °C (?)	17	12	24	15	27	24	18	16	21	18	18	22	11	17	14	14	16	17	19	17	19	16
Sunrise	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:39	-	-	8:50	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	2.1 WNW	1.3 S	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 NW	1.0 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NNW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 SSW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	20	10	19	10	10	17	10	10	9	9	9	14	14	9	9	8	9	8	15	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.2 S	0.5 SW	1.4 S	1.5 S	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 NW	0.5 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW
Period (s)	14	20	13	19	18	16	16	15	16	15	14	9	10	13	13	13	16	16	12	15	23	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.7 WNW	2.3 NW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon		Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	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	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	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
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	23	21	20	20	19	20	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	16	10	10	10	10	10	10	15
Energy	1101	1119	1340	1530	2139	2111	1398	1362	1523	3063	3067	3083	3328	3448	1939	1914	3305	3372	1596	1511	1414	1553
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)	7:14PM 1.92			4:19AM 1.01					5:17PM 1.45				7:02AM 1.37				6:59PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)			11:03PM 0.60				11:34AM 0.79				1:57AM 0.29				11:42AM 0.86					2:02AM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	16	18	12	23	24	19	18	9	17	24	27	19	22	18	24	18	18	19	16
Chill °C (?)	13	16	16	16	18	10	23	24	19	18	6	17	24	27	19	22	18	24	18	18	19	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 W	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	8	21	20	20	19	10	19	19	18	8	10	9	10	10	10	17	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	1.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	7	20	13	13	7	18	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	3.0 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	-	8	10	9	9	10	-	10	10	10	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08						Tuesday 09
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Deadman's CAL - Ventura	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period(s)	21	23	23	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19
Energy	1345	1101	1101	1377	1181	1119	1258	1205	1340	1363	1557	1530	1767	1843	2139	1843	1852	2111	1353	1400	1398	1398
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			7:14PM 1.92									4:19AM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)							11:03PM 0.60												11:17AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	15	12	21	22	23	24
Chill °C (?)	17	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	14	10	21	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	21	8	8	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	10	10	20	19	19	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	7	20	20	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9

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