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

	Sun	Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	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	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	0.9 SSW	3.5 NW	2.2 WNW	1.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 NW	0.8 S	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	0.8 S	0.8 S	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	10	10	10	20	12	13	11	12	12	18	11	10	16	16	8	8	20	20	18	18	18
Energy(?)	664	1325	794	2528	763	3805	1648	841	2074	1744	764	2139	1386	493	651	1148	929	1136	1266	1381	1726	1251
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:15AM 1.85		5:09PM 1.31	4:11AM 1.12			4:12AM 1.78			9:39PM 4:57AM 1.15 1.41			9:47PM 1.17	6:09AM 1.42			7:23AM 1.88		10:22PM 1.26	9:28AM 2.38		11:10PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)		9:50AM 0.24		10:37PM 0.58	11:17AM 0.67		9:06PM 1.36	12:31PM 0.62		12:07AM 1.10	1:10PM 0.18	2:57PM 0.33	1:16AM 1.03	2:00PM 0.09		12:26AM 1.00		2:46PM -0.09	3:06AM 0.78		4:30PM 0.52	4:29AM 1.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	16	18	12	23	10	7	18	18	18	22	25	14	22	27	18	18	27	24	26	27	23
Low °C	12	14	17	9	19	10	6	13	18	16	18	23	9	16	27	17	13	27	23	24	26	20
Chill °C (?)	14	16	18	12	23	6	4	18	18	18	22	25	13	22	27	18	18	27	24	26	27	23
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	6:33	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:28	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:12	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	2.5 NW	0.2 S	2.1 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	2.2 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 S	2.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 S	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	10	12	10	20	11	13	11	19	12	12	11	10	8	16	8	8	20	20	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	0.4 NW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.7 WNW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.7 S	0.2 WNW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.3 SW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	12	15	16	11	10	14	14	20	18	19	18	18	18	16	14	15	15	13	12	12	14	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.0 WNW	3.5 NW	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	-	1.4 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	10	10	10	12	-	-	12	-	-	11	10	-	9	8	8	3	4	4	4	4

	Sun		Monday 09								Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	3.0 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	0.7 S	1.0 S	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	9	12	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	21	20	10	10	12	13	12	12
Energy(?)	680	1291	1204	2219	1058	1153	727	1137	1269	2426	2528	2498	2353	2373	698	837	3119	1085	2422	1572	1269	1090
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				3:26AM 1.15					5:09PM 1.31			4:58AM 2.19									5:05AM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)	7:41PM 1.15					10:10AM 0.23								10:46AM 0.29		2:19PM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	11	14	14	19	15	12	11	10	4	9	12	17	22	14	14	7	6	7	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	10	13	14	19	15	12	11	10	4	9	12	16	22	13	14	5	4	6	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.9 NW	1.0 S	2.2 NW	2.1 WNW	0.3 S	2.2 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW
Period (s)	9	12	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	12	20	10	10	22	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	0.3 S	1.2 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.7 S	0.9 WNW	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 W	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	12	11	11	11	16	11	11	21	8	22	21	19	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.2 WNW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	10	10	-	8	10	-	12	-	-	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 NW	0.5 S	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	13	9	9	12	12	10	9	9	9	10	12	10	10	9	12	10	10	8	7	7	7
Energy(?)	697	575	680	528	673	583	390	1107	1204	531	505	1391	671	671	259	96	720	599	1401	858	892	958
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										2:14AM 1.47		4:19AM 2.29
Low Tide / height (m)			7:41PM 1.15														9:59AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	19	16	12	16	13	13	15	15	13	12	7	12	12	16	21	19	16	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	20	19	16	10	16	12	13	14	14	13	12	4	12	12	15	21	19	16	6	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 WNW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 NW	0.5 S	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	9	13	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	12	10	10	9	12	10	10	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.2 S	1.1 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.6 W	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 S	0.3 W	-	-	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	8	7	7	7

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

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

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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