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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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4

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5

5

5

8

8

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5

4

4

5

5

9

5

4

5

5

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

W
2.1

WNW
1.7

W
2.4

WSW
3.0

WSW
2.5

WSW
2.2

W
3.0

WSW
1.9

W
3.0

W
4.0

W
3.5

W
3.5

W
2.5

W
2.4

W
2.5

WNW
3.0

WSW
3.0

WSW
1.9

W
3.0

WSW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
Period(s) (?)12131114131314131418161515141313121212141613
Energy(?)197614659473089357228412066272633415864719863925023264820404432244227341842395447982746
Wind
(km/h)
10
5
5
10
10
5
10
10
5
10
5
10
15
0
20
15
15
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5
10
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15
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off
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off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
1.77
9:37AM
2.13

10:22PM
1.75
11:36AM
1.51
1:40PM
2.52
12:43AM
1.85
12:20PM
1.77
2:28PM
2.28
3:12AM
2.50

3:17PM
2.21
3:46AM
2.46

4:18PM
1.80

4:21AM
2.40
5:32PM
1.61

5:02AM
2.33
6:41PM
1.24
3:46AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)


4:02PM
0.15
3:53AM
0.74
5:45AM
0.54


6:34AM
0.88

8:41PM
0.29
9:27AM
0.58

9:13PM
0.55
10:21AM
0.56

9:56PM
0.82
11:22AM
0.55

10:21PM
1.03
12:31PM
0.51

9:47PM
0.95
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
----------------104-1--
High °C
1322171416191917152019201619191810101371710
Low °C
1221151315151711141719171617151797127147
Chill °C (?)
1222171316191917152019201619191888135167
Sunrise
-7:07--7:41--7:30--7:03--7:05--7:26--7:28--
Sunset
--5:27--5:28--5:38--5:37--5:38--5:29--5:38-
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

W
2.1

WNW
1.7

W
2.4

WSW
3.0

WSW
2.5

WSW
2.2

W
3.0

WSW
1.9

W
3.0

W
4.0

W
3.5

W
3.5

W
2.5

W
2.4

W
2.4

WNW
0.3

WNW
3.0

WSW
1.9

W
3.0

WSW
0.4

SW
3.0

WNW
Period (s)12131114131314131418161515141313201212141513
Swell2 (m) & direction
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0.2

SSW
0.5

W
1.1

WNW
1.0

W
1.1

W
0.2

S

-
1.7

WSW
0.2

S
0.3

S
0.2

S
0.2

S
0.1

S
0.2

S
0.1

SW
0.4

W
0.5

W
1.2

W

-
0.2

SSW
0.4

SSW
Period (s)-122018161514-1313141313121216191816-1815
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.6

NNW
2.5

WNW
3.0

WSW

-
0.4

WNW

-
3.0

WNW

-
Period (s)--------------31312-4-16-


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