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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California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun	Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Camel Rock CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Port Orford Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 W	0.9 W	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	14	13	14	13	14	12	15	13	12	12	12	12	6	7	7	9	8	9	10	10	9	15
Energy	1193	977	1000	848	539	631	276	672	1078	403	668	935	275	235	797	1449	826	846	1058	851	640	581
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:59AM 2.58		3:04PM 2.08	2:16AM 2.23		3:53PM 1.11	2:11AM 2.43		4:44PM 1.47	1:25AM 1.84		6:19PM 1.09	2:21AM 1.31		7:23PM 1.19	12:55AM 1.61		6:53PM 1.63	4:42AM 1.60	6:50AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)		8:13AM 0.35	7:46PM 1.54	8:29PM 1.05	9:25AM -0.08	7:33PM 0.88	8:25PM 1.61	9:33AM -0.06	7:19PM 1.43		9:11AM 0.50		9:06PM 1.08	10:30AM 0.51			11:17AM 0.54		11:54PM 1.34	1:46PM 0.21		12:03AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	16	13	17	15	16	13	10	11	13	20	17	22	21	14	27	25	16	24	26	17
Low °C	11	12	16	12	16	14	15	11	10	10	9	17	16	19	21	13	22	23	15	21	25	15
Chill °C (?)	12	13	16	12	16	14	15	12	9	9	12	20	16	22	21	12	27	25	15	24	26	17
Sunrise	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:45	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 W	0.9 W	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.3 WNW	0.5 W	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	14	13	14	13	14	12	15	13	12	12	12	14	14	7	17	18	9	14	10	10	18	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.8 NNW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 NW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	8	8	9	16	15	15	4	16	15	14	8	18	13	9	13	16	20	16	18	13	15	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 WNW	-	1.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	1.7 WNW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW	-	-	1.5 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	3	4	-	8	6	-	12	6	7	7	9	8	9	-	-	9	-

	Sun		Monday 04								Tuesday 05								Wednesday 06
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Camel Rock CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	14	14	16
Energy	1112	1528	1511	1340	1166	1363	1027	890	1042	917	1074	600	568	806	529	652	566	564	525	507	783	278
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:59AM 2.58					2:59PM 1.50			11:28PM 1.98								12:43AM 1.92	2:57AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)									5:59PM 1.32				7:23AM -0.09			3:44PM 1.08	6:33PM 1.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	13	13	17	13	13	13	9	10	16
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	10	11	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	12	13	16	12	12	12	8	9	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-
Sunset	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	11	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	8	17	18	8	8	15	15	8	16	16	16	14	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	4	3	3	3	-	-	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Camel Rock CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.4 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	15	14	12	14	14	14	13	13	16
Energy	1170	1156	1112	1315	1358	1170	1529	1183	975	975	885	505	500	906	742	428	1040	1042	1037	1045	943	203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)								12:58AM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	14	12	11	12	13	16	15	15	15	14	14	17
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	9	8	12	12	11	12	12	14	11	11	11	13	16	15	15	14	13	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	9	9	10	15	14	15	14	12	14	14	14	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 NNW	1.0 NW	0.3 SW	1.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	17	8	16	16	16	8	8	9	8	13	8	8	8	8	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	4	4

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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