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

	Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Sat
	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	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Moss Landing CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Point Reyes Beach CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	3	6	7	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	4.5 NW	4.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW
Period(s)	10	7	11	12	13	12	11	12	10	10	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	8	10	9	9	10
Energy	1682	747	7978	6669	1905	3453	1115	1942	1289	1065	1954	3729	1025	1104	1086	1082	1095	1079	615	1205	1343	1255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:53AM 1.23		10:31PM 1.78	12:52PM 1.26		11:03PM 1.93	1:18PM 1.11		11:50PM 2.39		3:17PM 1.29	1:37AM 2.01		4:04PM 1.39	1:46AM 2.12		5:18PM 1.34	4:09AM 2.45		6:06PM 1.47	4:52AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)		3:15PM 0.99		5:22AM -0.56	3:59PM 1.07		6:24AM -0.52	4:15PM 1.04		9:19AM -0.48	7:25PM 0.80		8:26AM 0.02			9:55AM 0.14		10:32PM 1.49	12:10PM -0.16		11:21PM 0.73	11:48AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	21	13	15	20	16	19	16	15	17	16	17	23	16	15	16	17	13	13	14	11	14
Low °C	11	21	8	11	18	12	17	16	15	14	15	10	23	16	14	14	17	12	12	13	9	12
Chill °C (?)	17	21	12	15	20	16	19	16	14	17	16	16	23	16	15	16	17	12	12	14	11	13
Sunrise	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56
Sunset	-	7:54	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:49	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	3.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 NW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.4 WNW	0.5 SW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	14	14	11	12	13	12	11	12	10	10	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	8	10	18	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	1.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	18	13	13	15	16	15	16	16	13	16	13	19	15	10	18	15	15	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	4.5 NW	4.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	0.3 SE
Period (s)	10	7	11	12	13	-	-	-	-	-	9	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	2

	Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Moss Landing CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	6	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	10	7	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12
Energy	3750	3917	1809	1682	1847	747	2358	6848	7978	9125	9449	6669	2633	1905	5667	6450	3453	3370	3469	1115	2262	1942
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)								10:21PM 1.87					11:39AM 1.53				11:03PM 1.93				12:10PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)		4:42AM -0.39				3:15PM 0.99					5:32AM -0.49			3:59PM 1.07					5:28AM -0.08			4:15PM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	11	17	23	21	13	10	9	9	13	15	18	20	15	18	14	12	15	19	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	17	23	21	11	9	9	8	12	15	18	20	14	18	13	11	15	19	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	9	10	15	14	14	14	14	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	16	15	13	15	10	15	19	14	14	14	14	14	13	18	13	13	13	16	12	13	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	4.0 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	10	7	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 16
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	6	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.1 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s)	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	10	10
Energy	1586	1644	3750	3863	3851	3917	4079	1903	1809	3887	1682	1682	410	1894	1847	1881	2153	747	829	2359	2358	2358
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)						4:42AM -0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	12	13	12	12	12	10	11	13	15	17	16	20	23	22	21	21	21	16	13	11
Chill °C (?)	9	9	10	12	11	10	10	9	10	13	15	17	16	20	23	22	21	21	21	15	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	9	9	10	10	10	15	15	10	14	14	10	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	16	15	16	16	15	15	15	13	13	15	15	15	14	19	10	10	19	15	15	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	10	10	7	7	10	10	10

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Massachusetts	New-York

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British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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