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

	Fri	Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Leffingwell Landing CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 NW
Period(s)	14	19	18	12	8	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	14	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	8
Energy	329	787	716	988	832	1018	753	969	897	861	630	356	345	509	671	650	749	662	631	357	565	1146
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:42PM 1.26		6:44PM 1.12	4:44AM 1.14	5:03AM 1.09		4:43AM 1.54		5:28PM 1.39		5:25AM 1.26	7:50PM 1.49		9:08AM 1.23	6:52PM 2.17		9:49AM 1.12		8:54PM 2.26	10:29AM 1.60		9:25PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)		10:44AM -0.66		11:44PM 0.85	12:15PM 0.14		11:22PM 1.10	11:06AM 0.62		11:43PM 0.68	11:25AM 0.56		2:26AM 0.23			2:44AM 0.41		3:23PM 0.44	4:02AM 0.19		4:06PM 0.54	4:42AM -0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	24	29	14	18	20	17	17	17	16	19	16	27	32	30	28	31	16	13	21	21	15
Low °C	10	18	28	11	16	19	16	14	17	13	17	16	25	27	30	24	30	16	11	17	20	10
Chill °C (?)	11	24	29	12	18	20	17	17	17	15	19	16	27	32	30	28	31	15	12	21	21	14
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:56	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:50	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:23	-	-	6:51	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	14	19	18	12	8	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	14	13	16	16	16	16	6	7	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	9	12	13	16	13	18	16	7	6	16	15	6	12	17	9	5	12	10	15	15	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	-	1.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 W	0.9 NW	0.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	-	-	1.4 WNW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	-	6	12	7	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	2	5	4	11	-	-	8	8

	Fri		Saturday 09								Sunday 10								Monday 11
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	1.2 W	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	21	8	8	8	8	11	19	18	18	18	17	8	8	11	16	18	10	11	9	9	11	16
Energy	578	1376	1294	1032	1031	553	964	659	1004	1159	1040	1316	1313	1047	977	1502	1192	1423	1117	1078	1156	738
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				3:20AM 1.20					5:36PM 1.15			4:44AM 1.14					7:08PM 1.23				7:01AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)		8:32PM 0.20								10:12PM 1.09									12:57AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	13	15	15	17	16	18	26	25	25	26	16	18	16	18	18	14	13	16	16	14	21
Chill °C (?)	24	12	14	15	17	16	17	26	25	25	26	16	18	15	18	18	14	13	15	16	14	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	8:04	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	21	8	8	7	8	11	19	18	18	18	17	8	8	11	10	8	10	11	9	9	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	18	18	19	20	13	11	13	13	12	12	18	13	18	16	13	18	18	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	-	1.1 NW	1.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.5 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	8	-	7	5	4	4	4	8	8	7	9	8	8	7	8	8	-	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Perkos CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SSW	2.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.7 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period(s)	20	7	7	7	8	14	21	20	16	16	16	8	8	7	16	8	8	14	8	8	14	7
Energy	563	629	600	600	616	224	628	600	669	740	649	1032	973	531	691	1517	682	527	616	716	682	791
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		6:15PM 0.22						12:39AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)																			11:17AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	14	16	15	15	10	16	18	25	25	25	15	15	11	16	16	15	16	19	19	15	20
Chill °C (?)	26	13	15	14	15	9	15	18	25	25	25	15	15	11	15	16	15	16	18	18	14	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:50	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	2.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 NW	1.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 W	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	20	18	11	11	8	14	12	6	16	16	16	7	7	15	12	8	8	10	15	15	10	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	18	18	18	9	21	20	14	14	5	19	20	18	16	20	20	14	20	20	14	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	-	-	1.1 NW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.1 NW	2.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 WNW	1.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 NW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	-	-	6	6	4	4	-	8	8	7	6	8	8	5	8	8	6	7

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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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