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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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3

3

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4

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4

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4

3

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4

4

3

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4

NW
2.5

NW
3.0

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
1.6

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

WNW
1.5

WNW
2.2

NW
1.8

WNW
1.9

NW
2.3

NW
0.7

SW
0.5

SW
1.1

SE
0.6

SW
0.9

WNW
Period(s) (?)1011101010912121211111111111111111414111311
Energy(?)13681688215167465938139277062580213111186605128289611201531471156510198317
Wind
(km/h)
15
25
10
10
10
5
15
10
10
5
15
10
5
15
10
10
15
20
5
10
20
5
Wind State(?)oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
oncross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.48

9:35PM
1.85
10:42AM
1.95

9:28PM
2.00
12:33PM
2.32

12:00AM
2.02
12:40PM
2.01

11:40PM
2.03
11:14AM
1.93

11:40PM
1.76
11:38AM
1.95

2:31AM
2.11
1:27PM
2.53

1:17AM
1.54

Low Tide
/ height (m)

5:10PM
0.90
4:29AM
-0.02

3:32PM
0.90
4:05AM
0.40
6:08AM
0.07
5:36PM
0.93

6:15AM
0.12
6:03PM
0.35

5:02AM
0.64
5:33PM
0.60

5:28AM
0.78
7:16PM
0.22
8:15PM
0.20
7:23AM
1.05
4:33PM
0.44

8:38AM
0.84
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
19171516191322171416171418171420152023312918
Low °C
17161415191122171416161214171217151920302713
Chill °C (?)
19161416191222171416161318171320142023312918
Sunrise
6:58--6:58--6:28--7:03--6:58--7:03--6:48--6:56
Sunset
-7:21--7:08--7:17--7:15--7:14--7:12--6:13--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.4

NW
0.4

SW
3.0

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.8

NW
1.6

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

WNW
1.5

WNW
2.2

NW
1.8

WNW
1.9

NW
2.3

NW
0.7

NW
0.5

SW
1.1

SE
0.6

SW
0.9

WNW
Period (s)1015101010910121211111111111111111114111311
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

S
0.1

W
0.5

SSW
0.5

S
0.6

S
0.4

SW
0.9

SSW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.2

SSW
0.3

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.8

SW
0.8

SW
0.7

SW
0.4

WNW
0.8

SW
0.5

W
0.6

SW
Period (s)1519141414141213131512121818181616141114713
Wind waves (m) & direction
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2.5

NW

-

-

-

-
0.7

NNW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.3

NW
0.4

W
0.5

SW

-

-
Period (s)-11----5----------626--


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