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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 (?)
2.0

NW
3.0

NW
3.5

NW
2.3

NW
2.5

NW
1.6

NW
2.2

NW
2.5

NW
1.1

WNW
0.9

SSW
4.0

NNW
2.5

NW
0.9

SSW
3.0

NNW
3.0

WNW
1.6

NW
0.9

SSW
1.7

NW
1.9

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.8

NW
1.7

NW
Period(s) (?)991010910991114101018991017101010109
Energy(?)5981263206194893750778111512563512777151954015471361476419535697452640421
Wind
(km/h)
5
10
0
10
10
0
5
10
0
10
15
10
5
15
5
5
15
15
15
10
20
10
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
1.31

11:01PM
2.20

2:17PM
1.47
12:42AM
1.85

2:42PM
1.42
1:20AM
1.75

3:10PM
1.92
2:07AM
1.60

3:58PM
1.58
3:18AM
1.42

4:47PM
2.50

5:09AM
1.55
4:59PM
2.19

6:18AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)

6:43PM
0.89

7:21AM
-0.31
6:55PM
0.91

7:45AM
-0.24
7:29PM
0.81

8:18AM
0.30

8:28PM
0.74
9:26AM
0.49

9:33PM
0.64
10:04AM
0.69

11:31PM
0.54
11:08AM
0.37

12:22AM
0.84
11:33AM
1.14
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
20161517191418151430151430131913171514211616
Low °C
17151216181115151228151228131913171412191213
Chill °C (?)
20161417191418151430141430111913171413211516
Sunrise
5:56--5:56--5:54--5:41--5:41--6:00--6:01--6:01
Sunset
-8:43--8:49--8:47--8:46--8:46--8:23--8:25--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.0

NW
3.0

NW
3.0

NW
2.3

NW
2.5

NW
1.6

NW
2.2

NW
2.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
4.0

NNW
2.5

NW
0.9

SSW
0.4

SSW
2.3

WNW
1.6

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.9

WNW
0.7

SSW
0.8

SSW
1.7

NW
Period (s)991010910991014101018159109101016159
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
1.1

WNW
0.7

SSW
0.4

SW
0.6

SSW
1.1

WNW
0.6

S
0.4

SSW
0.4

S
0.8

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.4

SW
0.6

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.3

S
0.4

S
0.6

SSW
Period (s)1717171511161615119161613201518171616121815
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-
3.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.8

WNW

-

-
0.6

WNW
3.0

NNW
3.0

WNW

-

-
1.7

NW

-
1.6

WNW
1.8

NW

-
Period (s)--10------4--499--10-1010-

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