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

	Thu	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	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	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Turtles Washington	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 W	1.8 WSW	3.0 SW	0.7 NW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	13	15	13	13	12	11	12	11	12	11	9	9	14	8
Energy(?)	2438	3211	2395	748	1072	1192	1317	1606	1456	3659	878	4908	3316	1277	1666	1346	684	779	1427	1801	436	374
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		8:00AM 1.96			7:13AM 1.53	7:00PM 1.52		6:29AM 1.93		7:52PM 1.51	8:08AM 1.62		9:16PM 1.55	10:27AM 2.57		12:04AM 1.98	10:55AM 2.58		12:45AM 2.00	11:24AM 2.58		1:25AM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)	12:48AM 0.82		1:26PM 0.55	12:23AM 0.73		1:10PM 0.67	12:31AM 0.79		2:17PM 0.54	1:01AM 0.90		2:52PM 0.41	2:02AM 1.07	4:23AM 0.95	5:27PM -0.02		4:58AM 1.06	6:00PM -0.10		5:32AM 1.14	6:34PM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	light rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	36	5	-	1	-	-	-	2	9	24	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-
High °C	17	18	16	13	13	13	13	11	13	11	13	13	11	15	14	16	15	9	8	9	14	12
Low °C	15	17	15	12	12	13	11	11	12	10	13	12	11	14	13	15	14	8	7	8	13	12
Chill °C (?)	16	17	16	11	13	13	13	10	11	9	13	12	11	15	12	15	14	8	8	7	13	10
Sunrise	-	6:24	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:57	-	-	4:44	-	-	4:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.6 W	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 NW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 W	1.8 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	13	15	8	13	12	11	12	11	12	11	9	13	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.5 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 S	0.5 S	1.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	1.1 NW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	8	15	15	13	15	7	14	14	5	5	13	12	12	13	16	13	15	15	14	15	14	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SW	-	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 SSW	3.0 SW	1.1 SSE	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	8	8	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	5	-

	Thu		Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	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	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	5	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	3.0 W	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13
Energy(?)	4048	7002	8351	6505	6784	6312	5565	5306	3336	3541	1144	1604	1351	1072	1079	1192	1283	1272	1317	1517	1557	1606
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:26PM 2.07				6:44AM 1.47				6:28PM 1.56				7:00AM 1.97	8:59AM 2.42				9:34PM 1.89				9:31AM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)			12:20AM 0.26				12:26PM 0.84				12:25AM 0.33					3:33PM 0.48				3:08AM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	3	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	12	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	14	15	15	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	13	12	10	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	14	15	15	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 W	4.5 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 NW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	8	8	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	15	7	7	15	15	14	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7

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	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	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	5	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 W	4.5 W	1.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	3.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	14	16	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3692	6095	8262	2378	3100	1976	1898	1674	5158	2996	4212	6505	6790	2405	2325	2325	2016	1920	1772	1757	1761	1634
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)																	8:22AM 2.34
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	2	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	13	16	15	17	17	18	15	16	15	15	15	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	14	11	16	14	16	16	17	15	16	15	15	15	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	3.0 W	4.5 W	1.9 SSW	2.4 WNW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 NW	3.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	4.0 WNW	4.0 WNW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	14	8	15	8	8	15	14	15	14	14	14	10	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	2.1 WNW	2.0 SSW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	9	16	16	16	16	9	8	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	1.5 SSW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	1.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	10	9	-	-	8	5	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	9	9	9

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
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