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

	Sun		Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Centreville Beach CAL - Humboldt	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Double Point CAL - Marin County
Rating	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s)	11	9	16	11	15	14	11	11	17	11	12	16	11	7	14	8	8	9	9	10	10	11
Energy	1040	1002	716	897	683	634	372	663	509	690	875	374	800	597	656	711	1416	1273	1116	1863	1184	1904
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	5:41PM 1.60		5:58AM 1.05			8:08AM 1.20			10:15AM 1.21		8:21PM 2.12	10:25AM 1.25		9:03PM 1.69	10:53AM 1.18	7:59PM 2.46		9:21AM 1.67		10:21PM 1.87		2:18PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		12:56AM 1.15	12:28PM 0.17		1:46AM 0.94		2:01PM 0.24	2:31AM 0.68			3:16AM 0.42		3:23PM 0.44	3:51AM -0.32			2:59AM -0.05		4:07PM 0.75		7:33AM -0.76	7:11PM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	17	17	17	17	17	15	12	27	16	13	19	19	11	30	20	15	27	21	13	23	16
Low °C	19	14	14	16	16	16	15	11	22	14	10	16	18	9	29	19	11	21	20	10	18	16
Chill °C (?)	18	16	17	17	16	17	14	11	27	16	12	19	19	8	30	20	15	27	21	11	23	15
Sunrise	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	8:01	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:05	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	9	10	11	12	12	11	11	13	11	12	7	16	16	14	15	8	9	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 NW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.2 S	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	18	16	16	6	15	14	14	15	17	13	13	12	12	10	6	16	15	14	14	20	13	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	8	7	-	-	-	8	-	-	5	5	5	5	11	7	6	8	8	9	9	10	10	11

	Sunday 10				Monday 11								Tuesday 12								Wed
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W
Period(s)	16	11	10	11	9	8	11	9	11	16	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	11	11	11	11
Energy	810	1450	1103	1004	1002	1347	1356	870	762	739	1014	1353	1084	528	522	634	506	611	639	517	548	655
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:08PM 1.23				6:54AM 1.20				7:31PM 1.84	8:20PM 1.46			7:21AM 1.04				7:59PM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)					12:57AM 1.16												11:52AM 0.64					4:26AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	25	14	13	15	10	12	18	14	17	16	13	13	13	14	17	18	18	14	13	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	25	14	13	15	9	12	18	14	17	16	13	13	13	14	17	18	18	14	13	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	8:06	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.7 WNW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	16	18	10	18	9	8	7	9	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 W
Period (s)	15	14	18	15	16	17	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	2.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 WNW	1.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	0.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	-	-
Period (s)	8	11	8	11	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	8	-	3	6	6	-	-

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.2 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	0.8 SSW	2.0 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period(s)	17	11	11	18	11	7	8	18	8	17	17	7	7	9	9	16	16	16	9	9	11	11
Energy	748	1368	945	1076	949	1061	1175	1049	968	921	909	1052	1040	689	735	868	814	719	614	614	761	790
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																		4:43AM 1.54	5:58AM 1.05			8:09AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)															1:03AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	26	19	18	19	13	13	18	11	11	17	13	13	12	12	16	16	16	12	12	12	14
Chill °C (?)	16	26	19	18	18	11	11	17	8	11	16	13	13	12	12	15	15	15	12	12	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	8	18	18	11	11	18	18	11	10	8	10	11	11	9	9	16	16	16	9	9	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	17	14	14	18	18	15	15	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	16	8	8	8	16	16	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	-	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	11	11	7	8	7	8	8	8	-	8	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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