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

	Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	La Push Washington	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	La Push Washington	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey
Rating	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.4 WNW	2.4 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	1.9 W	1.2 WNW	3.5 W	3.0 W	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	13	13	18	16	16	17	14	13	13	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	12	12	12
Energy(?)	3759	2737	2883	2615	3535	6004	6788	6813	3352	2226	1381	1186	1165	2239	3677	3372	3213	1702	1018	3624	3150	1204
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:40PM 2.52	2:39AM 2.51		2:31PM 2.44	3:21AM 2.35		3:19PM 2.03	2:38AM 1.69		3:18PM 1.15	3:37AM 2.42		5:04PM 1.31			6:25PM 1.27		4:11AM 1.84		8:01PM 1.34	5:10AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)			8:07PM 0.04	8:40AM 0.57		9:08PM 0.21	8:36AM 0.46		8:19PM 0.45	9:13AM 0.86		9:03PM 1.14	10:52AM 0.41		9:59PM 0.82	11:14AM 0.72		8:53PM 1.24	12:22PM 0.62		10:16PM 1.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	4	-	-	-	-	5	-
High °C	16	17	15	19	15	19	18	17	18	19	19	13	17	9	11	9	11	11	19	10	7	13
Low °C	15	16	12	17	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	12	14	9	11	7	10	9	17	8	6	12
Chill °C (?)	16	17	15	19	15	19	18	17	18	19	19	13	17	7	9	6	10	9	19	8	5	12
Sunrise	7:41	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:33	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:58
Sunset	-	5:38	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.3 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.4 WNW	2.4 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	1.9 W	1.2 WNW	3.5 W	3.0 W	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	14	13	13	18	16	16	17	14	13	13	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.6 WSW	-	1.5 W	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.5 N	0.2 SSW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	13	-	17	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	17	5	16	-	15	15	16	15	21	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	-	-	-

	Wednesday 04						Thursday 05								Friday 06
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	La Push Washington	La Push Washington	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	3267	3227	3102	3789	3591	3103	3135	3045	3105	3033	3055	3021	5522	6536	7663	7399	7402	7281	6997	6241	6066	5229
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	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	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				1:47PM 2.65				2:39AM 2.51				1:43PM 2.34				1:17AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)		7:48AM 0.67				8:35PM -0.01				7:14AM 0.93				8:15PM 0.17				7:34AM 0.86				7:11PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	18	16	15	14	15	11	15	16	19	17	15	13	12	17	15	16	17	17	14	15
Chill °C (?)	14	15	18	16	15	13	15	10	15	16	19	17	15	13	11	17	15	16	17	17	13	14
Sunrise	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	17	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.5 W	-	1.8 W	1.7 WSW	0.7 W	1.3 W	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	-	15	13	18	17	-	-	-	13	-	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 04																			Thursday 05
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	La Push Washington	La Push Washington	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	14	13	13
Energy(?)	2895	3554	3267	4273	3958	3745	2383	3102	2462	1408	2345	2485	2678	2671	2644	1520	1677	1677	1677	1426	1909	1909
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									12:23PM 1.72												12:43AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)				7:55AM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	16	15	15	17	17	18	21	18	18	16	17	17	20	21	21	21	18	21	21
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	16	15	15	17	17	18	21	18	18	16	17	17	20	21	21	21	18	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.4 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.4 WNW	1.0 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	13	13	13	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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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