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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Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
5

4

4

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4

4

4

3

3

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3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

Wave Height (m) & direction
1.4

S
2.5

WNW
1.2

SSW
1.5

SSW
1.3

SSW
1.2

S
3.0

NW
1.0

SSW
1.0

S
2.5

NW
1.6

NW
1.9

NW
3.0

NNW
0.8

SSW
1.7

NW
0.9

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.8

SW
0.8

SW
0.9

SW
1.1

SW
1.1

SW
Period(s)
19917161515914149109916815152121211919
Energy
30972647174711181462109326025588661419984113616417865347325129441158119516171060
Wind
(km/h)
20
10
5
5
15
10
5
15
15
0
10
5
5
10
10
0
10
5
0
5
5
5
Wind State
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

8:19AM
0.78
6:59PM
1.63

7:14AM
1.30
7:33PM
1.82
8:25PM
1.90
8:32AM
1.17

9:08PM
2.02
11:12AM
1.71

10:45PM
2.57
12:08PM
1.77

8:49PM
2.08
1:02PM
1.82

12:07AM
3.06


10:28PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
0.29


1:04AM
0.11
12:00PM
0.87

3:41AM
-0.21
1:16PM
0.55
2:55PM
0.73
4:30AM
-0.41

3:33PM
0.74

5:15AM
-0.11
5:11PM
1.43
4:18AM
-0.51
6:06AM
-0.19
4:32PM
1.21

7:08AM
-0.71
6:20PM
0.79

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
16182419162014221812161712161919172016151420
Low °C
9152318161912201611131711131918151915151419
Chill °C
(?)
15182419162013221811161712161919172016151420
Sunrise
-5:48--5:48--5:39--5:48--5:48--5:48--5:46--
Sunset
--8:27--8:20--8:45--8:43--8:50--8:25--8:43-
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.7

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.2

SSW
1.5

SSW
1.9

NW
1.5

WNW
2.5

NW
1.0

SSW
1.0

S
2.5

NW
1.6

NW
1.9

NW
3.0

NNW
1.3

NW
1.7

NW
0.9

SSW
0.9

NW
0.9

SSW
1.8

NW
1.4

NW
1.7

NW
1.1

SW
Period (s)109171610108141491099981581489919
Swell2 (m) & direction
1.4

S
1.1

SSW
0.2

W
0.6

W
1.3

SSW
1.2

S
0.9

SSW
0.5

W
0.7

WNW
0.8

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.7

NW
0.8

SW
0.9

SW
1.1

SW
0.8

SSW
Period (s)19181691515151091413131316161215821211914
Wind waves (m) & direction
2.3

NW
2.5

WNW
2.1

WNW

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-

-
3.0

NW

-
1.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)10910---9-8-------------


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