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

	Fri	Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29
	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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Salmon Creek CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	7	0	5	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	1.8 NW	0.7 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	3.0 WNW	4.0 NW	0.8 SSW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 NW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 W	0.7 NW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	8	10	16	8	16	14	15	13	17	14	14	15	10	12	11	11	11	10	16	16	16	14
Energy	741	533	500	693	611	745	535	553	704	4081	6162	392	3399	1356	1374	5421	1024	1398	1225	1444	395	1316
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)			6:55PM 2.17		6:10AM 1.75	7:56PM 2.46		8:05AM 1.98	7:37PM 2.02	8:35PM 2.53	9:41AM 1.51	7:31PM 1.69		10:27AM 0.85		8:01PM 2.07	9:52AM 1.47		9:09PM 1.60	12:18PM 0.89		9:36PM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)	11:55PM 1.41	11:44AM 0.00		1:15AM 1.25	12:35PM 0.64		1:24AM 0.86	1:58PM 0.95		3:20AM 0.85			2:58AM 0.08		2:13PM 1.01	3:11AM 0.39		3:00PM 0.71	4:16AM -0.20	5:55AM -0.12	2:35PM 1.09	4:49AM -0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	14	16	12	13	14	13	13	17	10	11	20	13	14	22	13	16	24	17	15	21	12
Low °C	10	11	16	11	11	13	11	10	16	9	10	19	10	11	21	11	14	23	11	13	20	9
Chill °C (?)	10	13	16	12	12	13	13	12	16	9	11	20	10	13	22	11	16	24	17	15	21	12
Sunrise	-	5:54	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:36	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:04	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	3.0 WNW	4.0 NW	0.8 SSW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	3.0 NW	1.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	8	10	10	8	9	14	15	13	17	14	14	15	10	12	14	11	11	18	10	10	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 WNW	1.0 SSW	0.6 SW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.3 W	0.6 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	17	16	16	16	16	7	9	14	13	17	16	12	15	14	10	14	14	14	16	16	10	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 W	3.0 NW	-	2.1 WNW	3.5 NW	-	1.8 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10	-	11	11	-	10	-	-	-	-

	Fri		Saturday 23								Sunday 24								Monday 25
	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Salmon Creek CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	10	9	8	8	8	10	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	16	16	14	14	15	15	15	13	13
Energy	538	1041	741	593	547	533	504	500	640	632	693	780	1062	611	521	745	1148	503	535	848	1028	553
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)					5:23AM 2.24				7:11PM 2.38				7:01AM 1.64				7:45PM 1.57				7:46AM 1.15	8:05AM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)			11:55PM 1.41				11:45AM 0.47				1:15AM 1.25				12:35PM 0.64				1:24AM 0.86
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	10	10	10	12	14	13	16	12	11	12	11	11	13	14	13	11	12	12	11	10	13
Chill °C (?)	13	10	8	10	12	13	13	16	12	10	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	12	12	11	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-
Sunset	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	9	8	8	8	10	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	14	14	9	15	15	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	1.2 N	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	0.9 NW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 SSW	1.0 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	14	8	17	10	10	16	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	7	15	15	9	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Redwood Creek CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Salmon Creek CAL - Sonoma	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	10	9	10	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	16	16
Energy	711	1072	538	1028	1006	1041	1111	1097	741	671	633	593	779	573	547	578	547	533	521	503	504	537
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:06PM 1.40											5:38AM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)																			11:44AM 0.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	11	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	14	14	14	15	15	13	13
Chill °C (?)	13	11	13	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	10	10	10	11	12	14	13	13	14	14	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	10	9	10	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.2 N	1.2 N	0.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	15	15	14	18	18	8	8	10	17	17	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
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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