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

	Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cabo Colonet Baja Norte	Casas Baja Norte	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	18	16	15	13	13	12	12	12	8	16	13	16	14	14	15	14	12	16	15
Energy(?)	367	571	557	1000	1066	799	761	776	572	512	804	1056	985	957	1214	840	822	907	613	337	347	540
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			12:00AM 1.59	10:28AM 2.13		2:20AM 2.29		1:23PM 2.54	1:47AM 1.58		2:08PM 2.37	1:28AM 1.78			3:55AM 2.52		1:52PM 1.47	2:41AM 1.94		3:20PM 0.84	3:05AM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)		5:14PM 0.17		4:29AM 1.18		7:37PM -0.13	7:39AM 1.00			8:26AM 0.90			9:18AM 0.79		9:15PM 0.34	8:26AM 0.93		7:46PM 0.79	9:46AM 0.79		7:54PM 0.92	10:44AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	18	19	19	16	17	16	14	16	15	11	11	15	13	12	18	20	23	20	10	13
Low °C	8	11	17	19	17	15	16	15	14	15	14	10	9	14	13	8	17	18	23	16	10	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	18	19	19	16	17	16	14	16	15	11	10	15	12	12	18	20	23	20	9	12
Sunrise	7:47	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:37	-	-	7:41
Sunset	-	5:19	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	13	13	14	12	11	15	13	13	12	12	12	8	16	9	16	14	14	15	14	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	1.2 NW	0.4 NW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	11	10	13	18	16	11	16	16	13	16	16	14	11	13	9	4	7	12	15	15	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	6	6	6

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Surf Beach CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 W	1.4 W
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	14	12	19	18	18	18	16	16	18	15	16	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy(?)	605	611	637	572	503	522	640	755	1047	1086	1194	1000	1033	1066	1009	1097	1128	1348	1323	1079	1138	776
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	11:31PM 1.56			9:50AM 2.19	11:57AM 2.53				12:50AM 1.45	1:51AM 2.21			12:42PM 2.64				12:29AM 1.64				10:39AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)		3:45AM 1.21						7:06PM -0.18			6:55AM 1.08								5:17AM 1.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	19	20	14	13	10	9	11	8	7	19	12	19	9	17	17	17	17	17	18	16
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	20	14	13	9	8	11	7	6	19	12	19	9	17	17	17	17	17	18	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:21
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 W	1.4 W
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	12	12	18	18	18	16	16	12	15	11	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 W	0.6 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	4	4	20	10	11	11	14	10	10	18	9	16	11	11	11	15	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NW	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 19
	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Surf Beach CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.5 W	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	20	14	14	13	13	13	12	13
Energy(?)	685	693	605	605	432	394	392	335	578	342	372	572	409	541	494	521	449	457	486	383	404	330
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)		11:31PM 1.56										9:50AM 2.19			12:03PM 2.69
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	19	9	6	6	6	11	6	6	20	10	21	13	20	20	19	18	18	16	16
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	7	4	4	4	11	4	4	20	9	21	12	20	20	19	18	18	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 NW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 NW	0.6 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	11	11	11	5	11	11	4	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	12	15	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 N	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 NW	0.3 E	0.4 NW	-	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	-	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	7	7	7	5	2	2	2	-	2	2	4	2	5	-	5	5	5	5	5	-	5

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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