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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
Rating
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5

4

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4

4

4

3

5

9

9

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5

5

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6

7

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
1.8

WNW
2.5

NW
2.3

WNW
2.1

NW
1.9

NW
1.3

WNW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
3.0

WNW
2.5

W
2.5

W
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.1

W
3.5

WSW
3.5

WSW
Period(s) (?)14141414131413131012161615131312121313121113
Energy(?)526051331367279620391984142661339503981974259886750446836262495315728972296136531594020
Wind
(km/h)
15
5
5
15
15
5
5
5
15
25
15
5
20
25
10
5
10
15
15
15
15
10
Wind State(?)cross-
off
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off
cross-
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off
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off
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off
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off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

9:53PM
2.14
9:58AM
2.68

10:51PM
2.21
10:33AM
2.86

11:47PM
2.26
11:10AM
2.98

11:06PM
1.35
11:23AM
2.59

1:38AM
2.23
12:34PM
3.01

2:35AM
2.17
10:05AM
2.24

1:36AM
1.47
11:36AM
2.16

Low Tide
/ height (m)

3:39AM
0.47

4:34PM
-0.02

4:22AM
0.59
5:19PM
-0.31

5:04AM
0.72
3:56PM
-0.41
3:33AM
0.77
5:20AM
0.75
5:02PM
-0.09

6:35AM
0.97

7:44PM
-0.61

5:51PM
0.07

5:16AM
1.27
6:19PM
0.30
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-1--6---351--22-1------
High °C
1391818111616151515142119141211101614101619
Low °C
9816179161514151513191513121081111101316
Chill °C (?)
1281818916161514131321191211119161381519
Sunrise
--6:33--6:15--6:45--6:33--7:01--7:03--7:03-
Sunset
5:04--5:08--5:05--5:07--5:06--4:51--4:55--5:04
Swell1 (m) & direction
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
1.8

WNW
2.5

NW
2.3

WNW
2.1

NW
1.9

NW
1.3

WNW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
3.0

WNW
2.5

W
2.5

W
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.1

W
3.5

WSW
3.5

WSW
Period (s)14141414131413131012161615131312121313121113
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.5

SW
0.5

SW
0.7

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
0.4

SSW
1.6

WNW
0.8

W
1.7

SSW
0.3

S
0.4

SSW
0.1

SW
1.8

WSW
1.7

SW
2.1

WNW

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0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.9

WNW
0.9

NW
Period (s)171615151513131312169121216111013-13131212
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-
1.4

SSW

-

-

-
3.0

SW
2.4

SSW

-

-
0.9

NW
0.4

SE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)----8---109--43--------


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