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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
3

4

4

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4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

9

9

6

9

6

5

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3

WNW
1.7

SSW
2.1

SSW
3.0

SSW
1.7

WSW
3.0

WSW
2.2

W
1.9

WNW
2.3

WSW
2.0

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.0

W
2.2

W
1.4

WNW
2.1

W
1.5

WNW
4.5

NW
5.0

NW
4.5

WNW
4.5

NW
3.0

NW
Period(s) (?)1391211912141191411121191010191716161516
Energy(?)754881167721388742380188516638401660122910499801187446177526731153511691948380404563
Wind
(km/h)
10
15
20
10
25
10
10
15
25
5
25
20
5
25
10
30
20
25
5
20
5
5
Wind State(?)cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
2.79

12:37AM
2.22
11:19AM
3.09

1:09AM
2.16
11:23AM
3.00

12:54AM
1.88

1:01PM
2.89
2:54AM
2.23
11:47AM
1.69

1:54AM
1.38

1:07PM
2.21
2:34AM
1.83




Low Tide
/ height (m)

5:45PM
-0.57

5:20AM
1.15
5:49PM
-0.19

5:26AM
1.38


7:10AM
1.02

8:28PM
-0.36
6:01AM
0.76
6:59PM
-0.20

8:12AM
0.74

7:40PM
0.38
8:45AM
0.62

10:01PM
0.35
9:21AM
0.59
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-17--2211-113----2511--
High °C
1316121215131611918101213612678108811
Low °C
131310111412151091810121261046588811
Chill °C (?)
1215101113121696187101321114485610
Sunrise
7:52--7:54--7:07--6:31--7:20--8:00--7:48--7:18
Sunset
-4:59--5:04--5:01--5:02--4:40--5:01--4:52--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.3

WNW
1.7

SSW
2.1

SSW
3.0

SSW
1.7

WSW
3.0

WSW
2.2

W
2.2

SW
2.3

WSW
2.0

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.0

W
1.8

SSW
1.4

WNW
2.1

W
2.2

WNW
4.5

NW
5.0

NW
4.5

WNW
4.5

NW
3.0

NW
Period (s)139121191214991411121181010101716161516
Swell2 (m) & direction
1.1

SSW
1.1

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.0

NW
0.9

WNW
0.2

SSW
0.1

SW
1.9

WNW
0.2

WSW
0.3

SW
1.3

SSW
0.8

WSW
0.2

S
0.2

WSW
0.4

S
1.1

W
1.5

WNW
0.2

SSW
0.2

SSW

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-
0.3

SSW
Period (s)7131211121616111615781614619191313--13
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-

-

-
1.1

S
0.6

S
0.6

SSE

-

-

-

-
1.4

SSW
0.9

SSE
2.2

W

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)----884----769--------


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