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 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	La Push Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fort. Ebey Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	8	5	5	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 W	2.0 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 W	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.1 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	15	14	13	12	14	13	11	11	10	14	13	16	15	16	14	14	14	16	14	14
Energy(?)	1712	1426	1930	1546	2426	1734	1596	1363	1868	1289	746	1047	1304	3134	4973	2656	4497	1599	3213	4821	5167	3921
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	4:26PM 0.86			6:41PM 1.24		5:25AM 1.94		8:11PM 1.30	4:49AM 1.53		9:18PM 1.26	7:28AM 1.95		10:50PM 1.78	8:56AM 2.37		11:20PM 1.89	9:46AM 2.47		8:14PM 1.51	7:08AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		10:21PM 1.03	10:56AM 0.35		10:23PM 1.50			9:40PM 1.30	1:00PM 0.17		12:26AM 1.18		1:46PM 0.06	2:59AM 1.35		4:23PM 0.09	3:53AM 1.25		5:00PM -0.02	12:59AM 0.96		4:47PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	7	4	-	-	-	28	-	-	-	1	1
High °C	11	14	18	18	8	11	17	16	14	12	7	6	8	7	12	14	9	6	8	8	6	7
Low °C	11	14	14	16	5	7	16	16	14	12	6	6	8	7	9	11	7	4	6	6	5	4
Chill °C (?)	10	12	18	18	6	10	17	16	13	11	7	3	4	6	11	12	7	4	5	5	2	4
Sunrise	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:24	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	5:40	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 W	2.0 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 W	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.1 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	15	14	13	12	14	13	11	11	10	14	13	16	15	16	14	14	14	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 W	0.3 SW	1.7 NW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	0.3 SW	0.4 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	14	17	14	16	13	17	15	15	-	15	11	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 SW	-	-	0.6 SSW	-	-	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	3	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.2 W	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	16	14	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	11
Energy(?)	1031	2297	1090	3153	3047	3059	4041	3145	1748	1546	3242	3391	1536	2231	1927	1734	1447	1456	1090	1536	1363	1002
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			4:39PM 0.89								6:41PM 1.12				5:52AM 2.28
Low Tide / height (m)	10:11AM 0.37			9:59PM 0.82					10:56AM 0.35									1:42PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	10	15	11	9	10	14	17	18	18	12	10	14	5	5	7	11	12	8	16	16	9
Chill °C (?)	16	10	15	11	9	9	13	17	18	18	12	9	14	3	3	5	10	11	6	16	16	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	2.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.2 W	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	16	14	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	2.5 WNW	1.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	-	-	13	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-

	Sunday 08													Monday 09
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Asilomar CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Hare Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	14
Energy(?)	1047	2262	1170	1821	1787	1990	936	1278	1090	1108	2756	3153	1089	3278	3232	3140	3050	3009	3009	1150	1135	2457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)	10:11AM 0.37	11:22AM 0.55								8:00PM 0.85		9:59PM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	2	-	5	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	10	18	10	10	11	17	15	15	14	12	11	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	20	21	7
Chill °C (?)	15	7	18	8	8	9	16	14	15	14	10	11	13	7	7	7	7	7	7	20	21	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	7:18
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	1.0 W	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	21	14	20	19	19	18	16	19	16	16	17	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	19	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	1.3 WNW	1.5 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	6	6	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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