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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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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.0

NNW
0.6

WNW
0.9

SSW
0.9

S
0.9

SSW
1.7

WNW
1.6

WNW
2.1

NW
2.0

NW
1.4

NW
1.8

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

W
1.3

WNW
1.3

NW
2.0

WNW
0.9

WNW
1.0

NW
1.8

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.8

NW
1.5

WNW
Period(s) (?)61216161510810101010109991212121111810
Energy(?)173223586554474834613110210726208507533143605441187582604776434545536
Wind
(km/h)
10
10
15
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15
20
5
10
20
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10
5
20
5
10
5
5
20
5
10
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5
Wind State(?)offcross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscrossoffcross-
off
onoff
High Tide
/ height (m)

7:47AM
1.36
5:06PM
1.39

7:46AM
1.30


10:43AM
2.24
7:36PM
1.76

8:37AM
1.48


9:16AM
1.92

8:45PM
1.98
10:51AM
1.89

12:18AM
2.43
12:09PM
1.69

12:22AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.40
12:25PM
1.12

2:12AM
0.26
12:59PM
0.67
3:58PM
1.04
1:35AM
0.26


2:27AM
-0.08

2:21PM
0.40
1:51AM
0.23

4:09PM
0.77
3:04AM
0.35

5:39PM
0.34

5:51AM
0.30
6:19PM
0.27

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
------------15--2------
High °C
15212623251819202018181814171616212314212016
Low °C
13172522211816162017161712141616152211191915
Chill °C (?)
14212623251819202018181814171615212314212016
Sunrise
-6:56--6:30--6:58--6:52--7:01--6:58--6:52--
Sunset
--6:54--7:22--7:09--7:08--7:16--7:06--7:10-
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.0

NNW
0.8

NW
0.9

SSW
0.9

S
0.9

SSW
1.7

WNW
1.6

WNW
2.1

NW
2.0

NW
1.4

NW
1.8

NW
1.6

NW
1.2

W
1.3

WNW
1.3

NW
2.0

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.4

NW
1.8

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.4

SW
1.5

WNW
Period (s)671616151081010101010999128811111810
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.6

WNW
0.6

NW
0.4

SSW
0.4

SW
0.6

S
0.7

NW
0.7

NW
0.6

S
0.7

SSW
0.6

S
0.6

S
0.6

S
0.4

SSW
0.3

WNW
0.7

NW
0.4

SW
0.9

WNW
1.0

NW
0.4

SW
0.4

S
0.3

S
0.3

SW
Period (s)881216101212151414141414141313121212121214
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-
0.4

W

-
0.8

NW
0.9

NNW

-

-

-

-
0.2

SSE
0.4

SE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.8

NW

-
Period (s)--11-46----83--------8-


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