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

	Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Agate Beach Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	1.0 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	5.0 WNW	3.0 NW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	9	8	9	14	13	13	21	14	13	13	17	19	15	15	13	13	13
Energy(?)	4177	2320	1500	1376	1234	618	381	357	2531	1714	1862	1264	949	1066	1828	16815	6850	7257	4329	3809	3575	3011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	off	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:39PM 1.48	3:05PM 1.09			2:33PM 1.73		7:41AM 1.10	4:42PM 1.39		8:46AM 1.96	7:24PM 1.96		6:46AM 1.59	5:41PM 1.60		7:56AM 1.85	7:11PM 1.68		10:52AM 2.52		11:19PM 2.23	9:31AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)			10:25PM 0.13			11:17PM 0.22	11:02AM 1.04		1:28AM 0.28		2:03PM 1.23	12:33AM 0.53	12:15PM 1.04		1:07AM 0.16			1:49AM 0.62		4:48PM 0.33	4:50AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	12	18	17	24	13	20	26	17	14	25	24	15	16	14	16	21	13	24	12	10	8
Low °C	12	12	16	17	24	12	16	26	13	13	24	24	11	16	13	14	21	11	21	12	7	7
Chill °C (?)	18	12	18	17	24	12	20	26	16	14	25	24	15	16	14	16	21	12	24	11	8	7
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:56
Sunset	-	6:12	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:14	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:04	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 WSW	1.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	2.1 NW	0.4 SW	1.0 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	5.0 WNW	3.0 NW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	9	8	15	14	13	18	21	10	13	13	17	19	15	15	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.3 SSW	0.7 SW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	17	8	17	16	16	10	11	20	19	11	24	16	14	16	20	19	18	18	16	15	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	2.2 NW	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	14	-	13	7	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Turtles Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Turtles Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	9	9	9	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.1 NW	4.5 W	4.5 WNW	4.5 W	2.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	16	15	15	11
Energy(?)	1866	4315	4211	1302	3301	3460	3098	3184	1649	1342	1074	1193	1273	1253	1528	1079	1038	641	9775	8528	9320	1202
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	high	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	low	high
High Tide / height (m)			5:12AM 1.23		1:32PM 1.80						6:59AM 1.78		1:10PM 1.63						7:51AM 1.84	8:01AM 1.84		4:42PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)								10:10PM 0.13	11:27PM 0.21			8:39AM 1.49				11:00PM 0.52					12:26PM 1.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	9	15	23	21	18	14	8	8	9	23	18	19	20	20	22	20	12	12	11	19
Chill °C (?)	11	9	7	15	23	21	18	14	6	6	7	23	18	19	20	20	22	20	11	11	9	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	4.5 W	4.5 WNW	4.5 W	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	16	15	15	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.1 NW	0.4 SW	-	-	0.3 SW
Period (s)	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	16	-	-	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	-	12	12	-	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	11

	Monday 27
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Turtles Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Turtles Washington	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	9	9	9	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	2071	2250	2955	1905	4871	4397	4459	4496	1705	1722	1811	2338	1919	1933	2688	1955	2865	1926	2194	2238	2116	1565
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)														12:04PM 1.71	1:39PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)											10:00AM 1.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	10	9	9	9	17	16	16	18	19	17	19	11	11	11	15
Chill °C (?)	11	10	9	10	10	12	12	9	8	8	8	16	14	14	18	18	16	18	10	10	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	0.4 SW	3.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	2.5 W	2.5 WNW	2.5 W	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	17	17	17	12	12	12	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	16	20	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	15	12	12	17	8	17	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 WNW	-	-	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	2.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	13	13	13	12	-	-	-	-	8	8	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	12

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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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