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 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Fri
	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	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	3.0 NW	0.7 SW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	8	10	10	10	10	19	11	11	11	18	12	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	11
Energy(?)	583	449	384	759	1522	674	766	1522	663	1309	735	632	487	3738	3394	2646	3677	3695	1252	1598	1435	3334
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	2:17PM 2.28	12:56AM 1.83	1:57PM 1.37		1:21AM 1.82		2:17PM 1.52	1:32AM 2.17		2:45PM 0.22	2:01AM 1.63		5:43PM 1.09	3:10AM 1.55		7:11PM 1.22			6:51PM 0.29		5:57AM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)			7:34AM -0.09	7:12PM 0.45		7:48AM 0.33	6:58PM 1.07		8:52AM 0.33	7:22PM -0.17		10:01AM -0.09		8:18PM 0.85	11:26AM 0.34		12:35AM 0.60	12:17PM 0.32		12:11AM 0.82	1:22PM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	20	20	22	12	25	21	9	18	11	11	15	12	10	10	15	18	24	14	8	14	18
Low °C	20	14	17	21	10	19	19	8	17	10	10	13	11	8	8	14	16	18	13	6	10	17
Chill °C (?)	23	20	20	22	9	25	21	7	18	9	10	14	12	7	9	13	18	24	13	6	14	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:41	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:23
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	3.0 NW	1.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.6 SW	3.5 W	0.5 SW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	0.4 SW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	14	14	14	10	10	11	11	11	11	18	11	16	11	11	15	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 NW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	1.6 NW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	11	7	11	14	11	10	21	21	19	20	19	18	18	12	11	12	16	15	11	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	-	-	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	3.5 W	-	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.4 WNW	-	-	3.0 NW
Period (s)	7	-	-	8	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	4	-	12	-	12	11	11	10	-	-	11

	Friday 20				Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Mon
	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	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	The Patch CAL - Marin County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 NW	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	7	7	8	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9
Energy(?)	790	950	893	865	670	678	1157	1370	806	1038	2148	2496	2236	2289	1490	1069	1733	695	2183	2140	1468	1634
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	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	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					12:46AM 1.78				1:07PM 1.63				12:48AM 1.69								1:29AM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)			6:38PM 0.30				6:51AM 0.37				6:06PM 0.43				7:48AM 0.33	8:19AM -0.10			6:36PM -0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	16	13	12	16	17	16	19	28	18	19	18	12	15	15	14	14	26	15	17	12	15
Chill °C (?)	12	15	12	11	16	17	16	19	28	18	19	18	12	14	14	14	13	26	14	17	12	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.5 WNW	0.8 W	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 NW	0.4 SSW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	12	11	11	11	9	9	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	14	10	13	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 NW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.6 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	16	16	11	11	11	10	14	11	10	14	14	14	14	11	14	21	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NW	-	1.6 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	6	7	7	8	-	11	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	-	10	10	10	10	9	10	9

	Friday 20	Saturday 21
	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	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Shacks CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	The Patch CAL - Marin County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.3 WNW	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	15	12	11	12	8	8	11	11	11	9	11
Energy(?)	726	827	840	871	625	409	411	400	390	416	416	413	440	422	404	711	606	374	368	437	565	430
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)			1:01PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)							5:49PM 0.77													6:36AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	17	17	16	21	24	22	21	23	17	19	20	17	19	19	14	13	21	18	17	14	20
Chill °C (?)	10	17	16	15	21	24	22	21	23	17	19	20	17	19	19	13	12	21	18	17	14	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.3 WNW	0.9 W
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 NW	0.9 W	0.6 NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	7	16	15	15	15	7	15	7	11	15	15	15	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-

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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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