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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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5

SW
1.5

WNW
1.6

WNW
0.6

SSW
1.7

WNW
1.9

WNW
0.8

WNW
0.6

SSW
1.2

SSE
0.6

SSW
2.1

WNW
0.9

S
1.0

S
1.5

WNW
1.8

W
0.9

SW
2.0

WNW
2.5

NW
0.8

SSW
1.5

NW
2.4

NW
1.6

NW
Period(s) (?)1667177881610157111378147817887
Energy(?)1702494053663735101513527543639435908325786413505679885545381463631
Wind
(km/h)
10
25
25
15
20
10
10
25
25
10
25
15
5
25
5
10
30
5
5
20
15
5
Wind State(?)cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoncross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)


2:45AM
1.29

4:55PM
1.58

5:03AM
0.87
4:39PM
1.45

8:52AM
1.04
6:30PM
1.18

9:18AM
1.06
6:45PM
1.47

8:40AM
1.10
5:02PM
1.41

8:25AM
1.36
7:33PM
2.06

10:32AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.37
7:28PM
0.95
9:27PM
0.95
7:50AM
0.56

11:20PM
-0.36
9:17AM
0.74

12:32AM
-0.52
1:18PM
0.88

12:09AM
0.71
12:19PM
0.95

2:43AM
0.16
10:44AM
1.08

3:33AM
0.08
12:05PM
1.20

1:29AM
0.22

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
20201419221625212020212120261932221332211821
Low °C
17201218211221211814201919251828221330211518
Chill °C (?)
20201219221425212020212120261932221132211821
Sunrise
6:01--6:01--6:09--6:13--6:03--5:50--5:50--6:18
Sunset
-8:09--8:07--8:08--8:05--8:13--8:06--8:20--
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.6

W
0.3

S
0.4

SW
1.1

NW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.8

WNW
0.6

SSW
1.2

SSE
1.1

WNW
0.7

SW
0.9

S
1.0

S
0.7

SSW
1.8

W
0.9

SW
0.6

SSW
0.5

SW
0.8

SSW
0.5

WNW
1.8

NW
0.8

WNW
Period (s)61217717168161071811131681415151713812
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.5

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

S
0.6

SSW
0.3

S
0.3

S
0.4

SW
0.3

S
0.7

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.5

SW
0.3

S
0.3

WNW
0.7

SW
0.4

SSW
0.5

WNW
0.5

SSW
Period (s)1616121711111611141514161613168111413131317
Wind waves (m) & direction
-
1.5

WNW
1.6

WNW

-
1.7

WNW
1.9

WNW

-
1.5

WNW
1.1

NW

-
2.1

WNW
1.2

NW
1.2

NW
1.5

WNW

-
0.4

WNW
2.0

WNW
2.5

NW
1.0

WNW
1.5

NW
2.4

NW
1.6

NW
Period (s)-67-78-67-7677-7785887


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