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

	Thu	Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	2.3 W	2.1 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	18	16	18	17	14	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	13	12	13	14	10	11	12	15	16
Energy(?)	6004	7372	5324	3352	2043	1393	1210	1518	1760	3104	1930	2638	1574	1335	1541	1516	1060	681	1043	750	1538	2468
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	2:27AM 2.50		2:52PM 1.65	3:21AM 2.04		2:25PM 1.38	1:10AM 1.68		4:06PM 1.27	2:04AM 1.66						9:02PM 1.13	4:49AM 1.53		9:26PM 1.20	5:50AM 1.57		9:48PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		9:00AM 0.48		8:48PM 0.40	8:41AM 0.83			9:56AM 0.79			10:16AM 0.83		8:53PM 1.24	11:09AM 0.74		11:18PM 1.09	1:00PM 0.17		12:32AM 1.09		1:46PM 0.06	1:24AM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	6	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	17	18	19	19	14	15	9	9	16	16	13	11	10	12	18	10	8	16	8	7
Low °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	15	8	8	14	15	10	9	8	11	17	9	7	15	7	4
Chill °C (?)	19	18	17	18	19	19	14	15	5	7	16	16	12	10	10	11	18	10	7	16	5	6
Sunrise	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.2 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	2.1 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	2.3 W	2.1 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	18	16	18	17	14	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	13	12	13	14	10	11	12	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	15	18	-	15	15	15	16	15	14	18	13	18	14	15	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	1.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Thu		Friday 06								Saturday 07								Sunday 08
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	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	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) 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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	5	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	17	17	17	16	17	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3648	6536	7663	7410	7402	7372	6955	6590	6066	6204	5444	5002	3230	3122	3249	1393	1116	1240	1210	1274	1200	1171
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				2:49AM 2.05			11:43AM 1.46	1:15PM 1.56			11:56PM 1.74				11:24AM 1.37	2:23PM 0.98				2:23AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		8:15PM 0.17				7:34AM 0.86												7:33PM 0.65				9:42AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	13	13	13	18	16	16	17	15	16	15	15	14	18	17	19	16	14	13	13	13	16
Chill °C (?)	16	13	12	13	18	16	15	17	15	16	15	15	13	18	16	19	16	14	13	13	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W
Period (s)	13	17	17	16	17	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	14	16	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.8 W	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW
Period (s)	17	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 05	Friday 06
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	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	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) 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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	5	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 W	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	18	18	14	14	14	17	15	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	3288	4302	3471	3471	3716	3543	2077	6004	6004	2827	1660	1795	7149	730	1064	6134	6330	6251	6172	6030	5901	5576
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																						1:16PM 1.13
Low Tide / height (m)																7:31AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	14	21	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	17	16	15	16	16	17	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	14	21	19	16	16	16	15	16	16	18	17	16	15	16	16	17	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 W	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	18	18	14	14	14	17	15	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 W	-	-	1.6 W	1.6 W	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.2 W	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	17	17	-	-	18	18	16	13	13	18	13	13	13	12	12	-	-	-	-	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
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