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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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4

NW
3.5

NW
3.0

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
1.6

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

NW
2.2

NW
2.3

NW
1.9

NW
2.3

NW
1.6

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.8

NW
1.0

WNW
1.8

NW
Period(s) (?)1010101010912121112111111111111111111111111
Energy(?)1368202821516746593813927175416701311133812571282145410491531847655928374925
Wind
(km/h)
10
15
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15
10
5
20
5
25
5
15
5
10
15
20
5
5
20
10
10
15
15
Wind State(?)oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
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on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
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on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
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off
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off
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off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
2.24

9:29PM
1.78
12:41PM
2.68

10:08PM
2.14
10:27AM
1.84

11:34PM
2.48
12:10PM
2.48

12:43AM
1.95
12:36PM
1.85

11:40PM
1.76
11:38AM
1.95

12:26AM
1.65
1:02PM
1.69
2:14PM
2.40
2:29AM
2.14
10:20AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)

3:29PM
0.69
4:15AM
-0.01
5:42AM
-0.06
3:00PM
0.84
4:45AM
0.45

4:14PM
0.78

5:53AM
0.61
6:37PM
0.37

6:28AM
0.30
6:17PM
0.64

5:28AM
0.78
6:13PM
0.55

7:10AM
0.60

8:08PM
0.58

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
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Low °C
17171414191122161516161216171415161316171412
Chill °C (?)
19161417191223171520161320181319161219181614
Sunrise
6:58--6:58--6:28--6:58--7:01--7:03--7:05--7:05
Sunset
-7:21--7:08--7:17--7:15--7:14--7:12--7:09--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.4

NW
3.5

NW
3.0

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.8

NW
1.6

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.2

NW
2.2

NW
2.3

NW
1.9

NW
2.3

NW
1.6

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.8

NW
1.0

WNW
1.8

NW
Period (s)1010101010910121112111111111111111111111111
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

S
0.4

SW
0.5

SSW
0.5

S
0.6

S
0.4

SW
0.9

SSW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.5

S
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

S
0.4

SW
0.6

SW
0.5

SW
0.8

SW
0.6

SW
0.6

SW
0.6

SW
0.6

SW
0.6

SW
Period (s)15151414141412131313121212181616161615151414
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-
0.7

NNW

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-
1.0

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.1

NNW

-

-

-

-
Period (s)------5--6-------6----


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