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

	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu
	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	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	San Carpoforo Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Westport-The Corner Washington	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	2	4	3	3	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.2 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW
Period(s)	10	6	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	16	15	14	13	14	13	14	12	15	16	12	11	14
Energy	439	481	732	367	804	940	244	640	790	928	1251	1453	1117	715	593	539	638	373	345	598	338	293
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	11:23AM 1.14		11:17PM 1.54	1:32PM 1.26		10:40PM 2.12	1:22PM 1.20		10:52PM 1.61			10:55PM 2.04		2:49PM 1.09	1:07AM 1.62		4:05PM 1.09	12:41AM 1.91		4:41PM 1.45	3:00AM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)		5:46PM 0.69		7:15AM -0.12	5:29PM 0.74		6:29AM -0.20	5:13PM 0.82		7:36AM -0.16	4:59PM 0.78		8:32AM -0.12	6:04PM 1.00		8:16AM -0.10			9:14AM -0.09	7:03PM 1.42		12:27PM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	13	16	14	14	16	13	12	14	15	12	12	15	13	17	15	17	11	14	15	17
Low °C	12	19	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	14	12	12	15	12	17	15	14	11	13	12	14
Chill °C (?)	17	19	11	16	13	13	16	12	10	13	14	11	11	14	12	16	14	16	11	13	15	17
Sunrise	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	7:47	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:21	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.6 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.8 W	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	10	14	13	8	13	9	9	9	8	9	15	14	13	14	13	14	12	15	11	12	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.8 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	10	13	12	11	11	17	16	9	9	9	16	16	15	15	14	16	16	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	-	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.5 WNW	0.7 NW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	6	8	-	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	5	-	-	-	5

	Thursday 30								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	San Carpoforo Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period(s)	8	14	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	13	8	9	9	8	9	9	9	12	12	9	9
Energy	645	1067	1380	607	732	437	1084	803	1028	1415	1045	880	472	790	1124	1055	1050	1042	1215	1053	277	309
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					11:36AM 1.29			10:21PM 1.54				10:59AM 1.55	12:57PM 0.93				11:42PM 1.53					4:33PM 2.36
Low Tide / height (m)			5:52AM -0.06			4:05PM 1.00					5:01AM -0.12			4:42PM 0.69	5:17PM 0.61				6:29AM -0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	10	10	13	15	20	13	12	14	10	15	16	15	18	11	11	10	14	11	15	18	18
Chill °C (?)	12	10	10	12	14	20	13	12	14	10	15	15	14	18	11	9	10	14	11	15	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	8	7	9	9	13	13	8	9	8	8	13	8	9	9	12	12	12	9	7	12	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.9 NW	0.7 W	0.5 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	10	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	18	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	-	2.1 NW	-	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	-	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	8	-	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	-	-

	Thursday 30
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	San Carpoforo Creek CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 NW	0.6 WNW	2.1 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period(s)	16	14	8	15	14	15	14	8	15	8	10	8	9	9	13	9	9	14	13	6	13	13
Energy	377	1144	848	632	928	382	852	644	330	1362	559	543	523	787	863	727	727	296	994	500	349	362
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)												10:13AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)						4:40AM 0.39	5:16AM -0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	16	12	17	17	15	18	13	15	13	22	14	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	12	8	8	7	9	11	10	11	16	12	17	16	15	18	12	14	11	22	14	14	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	8:29	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 NW	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	10	14	14	15	14	8	9	9	7	9	14	15	9	9	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	10	10	15	14	14	15	14	14	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.8 NNW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	-	2.1 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	-	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	8	7	8	-	7	8	-	8	10	8	-	9	8	9	9	5	8	6	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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