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

	Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sun
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Port Orford Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Rincon - Indicator CAL - Ventura	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Razorblades CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SW	1.5 WNW	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	3.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	16	15	14	14	14	13	14	12	15	13	12	12	12	12	11	7	8	14	9	18	9	16
Energy	805	1201	1511	1363	1205	657	539	575	279	766	1044	731	437	331	449	166	1046	306	1117	717	1101	903
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:05PM 1.82	1:55AM 2.23		6:35PM 2.40	1:07AM 1.62		4:14PM 1.76	2:52AM 2.15		4:52PM 1.98	2:52AM 2.33		5:54PM 1.12	3:20AM 1.39		6:30PM 1.57	2:49AM 1.64		6:53PM 1.62	3:01AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)	8:19AM -0.27	7:56PM 0.96	8:22PM 0.83	8:56AM -0.22	7:50PM 2.39		8:55AM 0.42		9:06PM 1.12	10:06AM -0.00		9:11PM 1.67	10:04AM -0.03		9:28PM 0.95	10:55AM 0.01		9:39PM 1.43	10:48AM 0.08		9:59PM 1.32	10:31AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	12	12	14	13	17	15	16	13	10	10	11	17	10	22	20	12	22	28	15	28
Low °C	12	12	11	11	14	10	17	14	15	10	10	7	10	16	9	20	20	11	16	27	12	27
Chill °C (?)	13	11	12	12	14	12	16	14	15	12	9	8	10	16	9	22	20	11	22	28	15	28
Sunrise	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:39
Sunset	-	8:21	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:45	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:57	-	-	6:50	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	1.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.7 SW	1.5 WNW	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.9 WSW	1.5 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	15	14	14	14	13	14	12	15	13	12	12	12	12	11	7	17	6	9	18	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.3 NW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 NW	0.6 NW	0.5 SW	1.0 NNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	16	8	18	15	16	16	15	15	5	16	15	7	7	14	8	11	13	14	16	13	19	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.4 NW	0.7 WNW	-	1.8 WNW	-	-	1.6 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	3.0 WNW	-	2.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	5	-	8	-	-	6	-	7	8	-	9	12	-	6

	Sunday 03								Monday 04								Tuesday 05
	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	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	La Push Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 WNW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW
Period(s)	8	9	16	15	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Energy	803	851	1110	1179	812	1074	1112	1369	1474	1335	1237	1145	1169	1100	1039	1003	848	1056	568	621	591	820
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)	1:16AM 2.37					2:09PM 1.17			1:43AM 2.29					2:58PM 1.14			12:05AM 1.99				11:51AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)				8:20AM -0.27			7:09PM 1.46					8:13AM 0.35			6:55PM 0.83				7:23AM -0.09			3:44PM 1.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	18	20	22	13	12	11	11	11	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	17	17
Chill °C (?)	12	13	18	20	22	13	12	9	9	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	8	9	8	15	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	-	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	18	16	16	8	-	9	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	0.6 WNW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	9

	Sunday 03
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	La Push Washington	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.8 W	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period(s)	8	8	18	16	16	9	8	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	11	16	16	12	12
Energy	735	803	921	794	513	782	750	816	816	816	844	833	887	899	995	995	798	708	400	527	461	457
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			1:24AM 2.28													2:09PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)										8:11AM -0.20								4:40PM 1.18	5:41PM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	14	16	18	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	13	17	16
Chill °C (?)	11	11	14	16	18	11	10	11	12	11	11	11	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	12	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.5 WNW	1.0 W	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	8	8	9	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	9	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 NNW	1.1 NNW	1.1 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	11	18	18	16	16	18	17	8	8	8	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	16	16	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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