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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	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Pleasure Point-Second Peak 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	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	3.0 NNW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SW	2.3 NW	0.8 SW
Period(s)	20	19	18	18	10	10	15	9	9	10	8	9	10	9	8	16	16	15	14	21	8	20
Energy	1574	1362	1623	3406	1863	1520	1538	1714	1481	908	1021	1820	926	1021	1237	711	763	732	754	1004	1423	1013
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:31PM 1.97		7:02AM 1.37	6:59PM 1.63		7:14AM 1.30		8:25PM 1.90	9:45AM 1.00		9:58PM 2.47	11:12AM 1.71		10:45PM 2.57	12:08PM 1.77		8:49PM 2.08	12:22PM 1.58		12:07AM 3.06	1:54PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	12:16PM 0.39		1:14AM 0.26	12:09PM 0.90		2:02AM 0.00	12:00PM 0.87		3:41AM -0.21	1:55PM 0.68	2:40PM 0.68			3:33PM 0.74		5:15AM -0.11	4:28PM 0.78	4:18AM -0.51	5:28AM -0.17	4:27PM 1.20		6:57AM -0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	24	19	27	24	19	16	21	15	17	19	12	16	17	13	16	13	19	18	19	16	17
Low °C	14	22	13	24	23	18	16	20	13	17	18	11	14	17	11	12	13	18	16	18	15	13
Chill °C (?)	15	24	19	27	24	19	16	21	15	17	19	11	16	17	13	16	12	19	18	19	16	17
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:25	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.3 S	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	0.7 SSW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	2.5 NNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	2.3 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	10	19	9	10	17	10	10	9	9	10	8	14	10	9	8	9	8	15	14	14	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.5 SW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	20	13	18	18	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	19	13	13	13	16	16	12	11	21	21	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 WNW	-	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 09						Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 S	1.2 SSW	3.0 WNW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.3 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s)	19	20	19	19	18	18	18	9	18	18	16	10	10	10	10	16	10	15	10	9	9	9
Energy	2139	1574	1398	1362	1523	3042	1623	3014	3760	3406	1872	1863	3305	3248	1520	1122	1331	1538	1506	1714	1909	3270
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					5:17PM 1.45				7:03AM 1.38				6:59PM 1.63									8:25PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)			11:34AM 0.79				1:14AM 0.26				11:42AM 0.86								1:03PM 1.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	22	24	19	18	13	12	19	27	20	23	18	24	19	18	19	16	19	21	15	14
Chill °C (?)	17	15	22	24	19	18	13	12	19	27	20	23	18	24	19	18	19	16	19	21	15	14
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	19	10	19	19	18	8	9	9	9	10	10	17	10	10	10	16	10	10	10	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	1.5 S	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SSW	0.6 W	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	7	20	13	13	7	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	11	16	15	16	16	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	-	3.0 NW	-	3.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	-	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	-	3.0 NW
Period (s)	-	-	9	10	-	8	-	9	9	10	-	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	9

	Tuesday 09																		Wednesday 10
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	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	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	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	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 S	1.1 SSW	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 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 S
Period(s)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy	1767	1843	2139	1842	2142	1574	1226	1398	1398	1398	1395	1362	1323	1243	1523	1522	1506	3042	3003	1705	1623	3104
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)													5:35PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)							11:34AM 0.79													12:10AM 0.36	1:14AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	17	18	12	16	21	21	22	23	24	24	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	13	19
Chill °C (?)	16	17	17	18	10	15	21	21	22	23	24	24	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	13	19
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	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	1.8 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.6 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	10	10	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	8	8	18	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.2 S	1.1 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.5 S	1.4 SSW	0.7 W	1.2 SSW	1.5 S
Period (s)	14	7	7	7	20	20	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	7	7	7	18	18	7	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 W	-	-	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	2.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	10	6	6	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	10

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Massachusetts	New-York

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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