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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
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2

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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7

W
1.7

W
2.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
1.9

W
1.9

W
1.9

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.3

W
1.4

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.1

W
0.8

WNW
1.0

W
2.2

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.4

NW
2.3

WNW
Period(s) (?)22181817161615161314141411121110111112111111
Energy(?)8032134277634102040176916271952606917820673321283493125211941231167915837221350
Wind
(km/h)
10
15
5
5
5
5
10
15
5
15
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10
5
5
5
15
5
10
10
10
5
10
Wind State(?)offcrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
on
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)


9:48PM
1.95
9:13AM
2.88

9:21PM
1.24
9:31AM
2.55

11:48PM
2.15
8:32AM
2.50

10:54PM
1.61
10:30AM
1.53

12:14AM
1.39
10:14AM
2.04

1:08AM
1.40
11:05AM
1.94

2:01AM
1.39
11:58AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)

1:36PM
0.40
2:54AM
0.84

4:18PM
-0.23
1:36AM
0.78

4:44PM
-0.52


4:03PM
-0.16
3:04AM
1.19
5:07AM
0.54
4:54PM
-0.19

4:08AM
1.01
5:26PM
-0.50

5:05AM
1.03
6:17PM
-0.40

6:11AM
1.02
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
1610161716111616816172014151312111010101314
Low °C
12815171310131671617191313131110910101113
Chill °C (?)
168161716101615715172014151310119881314
Sunrise
7:01--7:00--7:03--6:41--7:26--7:37--7:39--7:28
Sunset
-4:37--4:51--4:42--4:45--4:51--4:36--4:35--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.1

WNW
1.7

W
2.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
1.9

W
1.9

W
1.9

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.3

W
1.4

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.1

W
0.8

WNW
1.0

W
2.2

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.4

NW
2.3

WNW
Period (s)11181817161615161314141411121110111112111111
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

W
0.8

WSW
1.0

WNW
0.8

WNW
0.6

WNW
0.3

SSW
0.2

S
0.6

WNW
0.6

NW
0.8

NW
0.4

S
0.4

NW
0.5

NW
0.4

NW
0.9

NW
0.8

WNW
0.2

SSW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.1

SW
0.9

W
0.2

SSW
Period (s)22101110101111106811447913131514121113
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-
0.8

WNW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.6

NW

-

-

-

-
1.3

SSW
1.3

SW

-

-
Period (s)----10--------7----56--


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