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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California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sun	Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Pismo Beach Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Agate Beach Oregon South	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	3.5 W	3.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	4.5 WSW	2.1 WNW	2.5 W	2.2 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	10	10	10	12	12	12	10	10	11	10	10
Energy(?)	326	356	3967	2312	1915	930	1235	897	4838	2015	661	4539	1012	1817	1992	1515	1276	914	1089	796	596	518
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:56PM 1.95	7:47AM 2.52		9:36PM 1.90	8:22AM 2.55		10:25PM 1.97	8:58AM 2.59		11:08PM 2.03	10:25AM 2.60		11:48PM 2.07	10:12AM 2.66		12:27AM 2.09	9:26AM 1.75		12:44AM 1.27	10:02AM 1.73		1:19AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)	12:54AM 1.91		5:34PM 1.12	2:11AM 1.44		3:41PM 0.47	2:56AM 1.51		4:18PM 0.36	3:39AM 1.54	4:30AM 1.29	6:12PM -0.10		4:19AM 1.55	5:33PM 0.23			4:46PM -0.18		4:12AM 1.12	5:42PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear	light rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	3	2	1	3	-	2	-	1	-	-	35	-	12	2	1	-	2	-	7	3	2
High °C	15	15	14	16	16	19	15	22	10	14	23	13	13	14	8	12	11	8	7	6	11	10
Low °C	12	14	12	14	15	17	15	20	10	10	19	12	13	14	7	10	11	8	4	3	10	9
Chill °C (?)	15	15	12	16	16	19	15	22	8	13	23	10	12	12	6	11	9	6	4	3	8	8
Sunrise	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:36	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:36	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:37	-	-	4:35	-	-	4:50	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	3.5 W	3.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	-	2.1 WNW	2.5 W	2.2 NW	1.9 WSW	1.8 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 NW	1.4 WSW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	10	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	-	10	10	12	10	12	10	10	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	2.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	2.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 NW	1.5 WSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.9 W
Period (s)	15	11	9	13	16	13	12	15	11	12	12	-	13	12	9	12	10	12	16	9	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	4.5 WSW	-	1.6 S	-	-	-	1.4 SW	1.7 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	6	-	-	-	10	10	-	-	-

	Sun		Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 W	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	12	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	683	265	839	265	290	356	529	874	1255	1907	3560	3281	2092	1915	1523	1531	1003	1018	1040	1016	1068	1013
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:35PM 1.83	10:56PM 1.95			7:47AM 2.52				9:36PM 1.90	10:29PM 1.79			8:22AM 2.55					10:14PM 1.20			8:19AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)	5:03PM 1.36		12:54AM 1.91	1:23AM 1.34				3:02PM 0.61				3:28AM 0.97				3:41PM 0.47				1:55AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	3	-	6	-	1	2	1	7	8	1	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	12	12	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	11	11	15	16	15	16	17	16	17	16	18	15
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	13	15	13	15	14	14	14	10	9	15	16	14	15	17	16	17	16	18	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.0 W	1.4 SW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.4 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W
Period (s)	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.6 SW	1.4 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 NW	0.5 NW
Period (s)	19	5	12	15	14	11	14	14	13	13	-	13	16	16	12	13	15	15	15	15	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Sunday 14							Monday 15
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	1.2 W	1.8 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.5 SW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	595	353	683	299	304	265	265	326	326	320	1385	1879	265	278	290	284	143	139	138	112	115	149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					8:35PM 1.83											7:47AM 2.52
Low Tide / height (m)										1:23AM 1.34	2:14AM 1.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	14	13	15	16	15	14	14	16	18	19	21	16
Chill °C (?)	11	10	12	12	12	11	9	10	13	13	12	10	14	16	15	14	14	16	18	19	21	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.2 W	1.8 WSW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.7 W	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	12	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	5	19	5	5	5	5	15	15	15	12	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 SSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.5 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	-

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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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