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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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3

5

9

9

6

5

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5

4

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4

4

4

4

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

NW
2.4

WNW
1.6

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

WNW
3.0

SSW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
5.0

WNW
4.5

W
3.0

W
2.1

W
1.8

NW
2.0

WNW
1.4

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.5

SSW
3.0

WSW
2.3

W
Period(s) (?)14131414131012161515131312121213121112161214
Energy(?)2683209610921025433251842601059059476536451281115589298820501655133778945636623982398
Wind
(km/h)
15
10
10
15
5
20
30
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5
20
10
5
0
10
15
10
10
10
10
5
10
5
Wind State(?)crossoncross-
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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)

11:00PM
2.05
8:34AM
1.81

9:45PM
1.70
8:57AM
2.39

12:42AM
2.26
11:50AM
3.04

9:26PM
1.61
9:51AM
2.41

1:42AM
1.45
11:58AM
2.10

2:22AM
1.42
12:50PM
2.37
1:43PM
2.35

4:21AM
1.66
1:59PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)



4:57PM
-0.30
2:44AM
0.95

6:06PM
-0.52

5:48AM
0.85
3:02PM
-0.09
2:11AM
0.89

3:51PM
-0.01

5:56AM
0.90
6:51PM
-0.37
7:06PM
-0.37
6:55AM
1.40

9:11PM
-0.37
8:52AM
1.10

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-14---271--121--------2-
High °C
16111919141515142119141212101414192215191222
Low °C
1611191914151414191513121081111182213181220
Chill °C (?)
1511191914141313211914121291313192214191122
Sunrise
--5:52--6:45--6:33--7:01--7:03--6:37--7:05-
Sunset
5:08--4:53--5:07--5:06--4:54--4:55--4:54--5:01
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

NW
2.4

WNW
1.6

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

WNW
3.0

SSW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
5.0

WNW
4.5

W
3.0

W
2.1

W
1.8

NW
2.0

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.0

WSW
0.7

W
3.0

WSW
2.3

W
Period (s)1413141413101216151513131212121312118101214
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

SSW
1.2

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
1.8

WNW
0.9

WSW
1.7

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.3

S
0.3

SSW
1.5

SW
0.3

SW
0.8

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

W
0.4

SSW
0.7

NW
0.9

WNW
0.6

W
0.4

WNW
0.6

SSW
Period (s)15713131311169121212914131212181312131115
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-
0.4

NNW
0.7

SSW

-
2.5

SSW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)---34-9---------------


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