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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
4

4

4

4

3

5

9

9

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

NW
2.4

WNW
1.6

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

WNW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

W
4.0

W
4.0

WNW
4.0

W
1.9

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.1

NW
1.8

NW
1.1

NW
2.4

WSW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
Period(s) (?)14131414131012161514131312131312131312121115
Energy(?)26832002109210254332654464899735377645653285933473612852842194514681280470178622783952
Wind
(km/h)
15
10
10
15
5
20
30
15
5
20
10
5
0
5
15
10
10
5
10
10
10
5
Wind State(?)crossoncross-
off
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off
cross-
off
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off
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off
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on
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off
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on
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High Tide
/ height (m)

11:00PM
2.05
8:34AM
1.81

9:45PM
1.70
8:57AM
2.39

12:42AM
2.26
11:50AM
3.04

9:26PM
1.61
9:51AM
2.41

10:21PM
1.47
9:37AM
2.35

2:22AM
1.42
12:50PM
2.37
1:43PM
2.35

4:21AM
1.66
2:42PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)



4:57PM
-0.30
2:44AM
0.95

6:06PM
-0.52

5:48AM
0.85
3:02PM
-0.09
2:11AM
0.89

3:51PM
-0.01
2:43AM
1.01

6:51PM
-0.37
7:06PM
-0.37
6:55AM
1.40

9:11PM
-0.37
8:52AM
1.10

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-14---271-2121--------2-
High °C
16111919141515142116141212161414191915171221
Low °C
16111919141514141914131211141111181913161220
Chill °C (?)
15111919141413132115141212161313191914171121
Sunrise
--5:52--6:45--6:33--7:01--7:03--6:20--7:05-
Sunset
5:08--4:53--5:07--5:07--4:57--4:55--4:54--5:02
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

NW
2.4

WNW
1.6

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

WNW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
4.5

W
3.5

W
4.0

W
4.0

W
4.0

WNW
4.0

W
1.9

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.1

NW
1.8

NW
1.1

NW
2.4

WSW
3.0

SW
3.0

W
Period (s)14131414131012161514131312131312131312121115
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

SSW
0.8

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
1.6

WNW
1.0

WSW
1.6

SSW
0.3

S
0.2

SSW
0.4

SW
1.8

SW

-
0.4

SW
1.6

W
0.3

SW
0.3

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.8

WSW
0.7

NW
0.6

NW
0.7

SSW
Period (s)1571313131316912161210-14121318178121215
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-

-
0.4

NNW
0.5

SSW
1.5

SSE
2.5

SSW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.3

ESE
0.4

SSE

-

-
Period (s)---3479-----------33--


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