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 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			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	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.2 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 NW	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 NW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	16	16	16	15	14	15	17	12	16
Energy	1199	1902	3203	1179	1166	1153	791	1187	1415	928	1008	1044	521	489	357	620	537	845	548	491	1125	625
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		3:13PM 1.40	1:37AM 2.01		4:04PM 1.39	1:46AM 2.12		5:18PM 1.34	4:09AM 2.45		6:13PM 1.40	4:54AM 1.46		5:56PM 1.78		6:16AM 1.29	7:41PM 1.63		8:09AM 1.22	6:27PM 1.52		8:34AM 1.00
Low Tide / height (m)		7:40PM 0.87		10:14AM -0.41			8:58AM 0.17		10:32PM 1.49	10:51AM 0.30		11:32PM 0.79	11:44AM 0.46		12:19AM 0.55	12:41PM 0.09		1:57AM 0.41	1:48PM 0.30		2:18AM 0.68	1:33PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	21	17	13	16	15	17	18	12	15	16	13	14	16	12	10	12	10	13	16	14	16
Low °C	16	16	10	11	15	14	15	17	12	13	16	10	11	15	9	10	11	9	10	16	13	11
Chill °C (?)	22	21	16	12	16	15	17	18	11	15	16	13	14	15	12	10	12	8	12	15	12	16
Sunrise	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52
Sunset	-	8:27	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:31	-	-	7:46	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	0.4 SW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	1.1 WNW	1.2 NW	1.0 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SW	1.5 NW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	10	16	13	13	12	12	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	15	8	9	17	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.3 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 NNW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 NW	0.7 SSW	1.1 NW	0.8 SW	0.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	15	16	21	16	13	15	15	15	18	18	9	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	9	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW
Period(s)	10	10	10	14	10	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	10	10
Energy	1041	1303	1353	1199	759	1902	1669	3208	3203	3784	1468	1179	811	1166	1128	1139	1153	1445	1349	791	1038	1187
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	11:50PM 2.39					3:13PM 1.40			1:37AM 2.01					4:04PM 1.39			1:46AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)			7:29AM -0.07				6:38PM 1.29					10:14AM -0.41			7:51PM 1.32					8:58AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	18	22	21	21	19	20	10	12	18	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	15	17	14	17
Chill °C (?)	14	13	18	22	21	21	19	20	8	12	18	12	13	15	15	15	14	13	15	17	14	17
Sunrise	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	16	10	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.3 S	1.3 WNW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	21	21	14	16	15	13	13	19	19	15	19	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 NW	1.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	10	14	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 19
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 NW	1.8 WNW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	8	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	10	10	10	10	10	13	9	14	14	14
Energy	1551	3198	1041	1079	1174	1303	1298	1298	1353	1424	2499	1199	759	764	759	894	669	1902	2376	1141	1669	1669
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)									7:29AM -0.07											6:37PM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	15	14	14	14	15	16	18	20	17	22	21	21	21	19	24	21	17	15	19	18
Chill °C (?)	10	9	14	13	13	13	14	16	18	20	17	22	21	21	21	19	24	21	17	15	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 NW	2.3 NNW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	0.4 SW	2.2 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	8	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	0.3 SW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 NW	0.8 WNW	0.3 S	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	16	14	15	13	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	-	1.4 NW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	9	-	10	10

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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