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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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Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
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8

5

4

4

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8

6

6

6

7

7

6

7

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4

W
4.0

W
3.0

NW
1.9

NW
2.5

NW
2.2

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
3.5

WSW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WSW
3.5

WNW
3.0

NW
2.5

NW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.9

WNW
Period(s) (?)13191919161413131816141516151511131313121212
Energy(?)21531240179843581327719352024305277505548515963736284619953654386413345052348217119521183
Wind
(km/h)
15
10
5
5
5
5
10
5
5
10
20
25
25
25
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30
15
20
15
10
5
15
Wind State(?)cross-
off
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off
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off
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off
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off
onoffcross-
on
oncross-
off
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off
crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.67
12:15PM
2.13

1:41AM
2.20
1:10PM
2.59

2:19AM
2.15
1:37PM
2.56

2:46AM
1.62
1:26PM
2.08

2:26AM
1.46
12:13PM
1.94

4:00AM
1.62
12:52PM
1.54


5:51AM
1.77
3:54PM
2.04

Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.93
6:06AM
0.60
7:19PM
0.02

7:18AM
0.77
7:57PM
-0.09

7:49AM
0.91

8:02PM
-0.06
7:37AM
0.96


6:02AM
1.32

8:39PM
0.45
5:13AM
1.13

10:18PM
0.16
10:00AM
1.37

11:55PM
0.15
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
12121816161514151514111911101410121715101110
Low °C
1212161513141312151411181091371117138118
Chill °C (?)
101118161614141515141018871261016149108
Sunrise
-7:46--7:30--7:35--7:50--7:52--7:39--7:46--
Sunset
--6:28--6:22--6:24--6:22--6:22--6:16--6:12-
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.4

W
4.0

W
3.0

NW
1.9

NW
2.5

NW
2.2

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
3.5

WSW
3.5

WNW
2.2

W
3.5

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.5

NW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.9

WNW
Period (s)13191919161413131816141516151513131313121212
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
2.2

NW
1.6

NW
0.5

SSW
0.3

SW
0.4

SW
1.1

WNW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.9

W
0.4

SW
0.1

S
1.6

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
1.3

SW
Period (s)161613131616162014141820128181818161717178
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-
0.4

SSW

-

-

-
1.5

S
0.5

S
1.1

S
2.1

S

-
3.5

WSW

-
3.0

NW

-

-

-

-
Period (s)------4---8386-11-13----


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