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

	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thu
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Casas Baja Norte	La Push Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Fort. Ebey Washington	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 W	1.9 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.1 WSW	-	1.6 W	1.6 WNW	2.3 W	2.1 SW	1.5 W	1.7 NW	1.3 W	1.6 NW	2.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	13	14	16	15	10	13	12	10	10	9	-	11	11	12	11	10	12	12	13	12
Energy(?)	3320	1324	1919	1566	1128	824	478	985	656	777	397	304	0	685	611	1560	1908	742	1601	911	1298	1807
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:21PM 1.55		5:45AM 1.67	6:28PM 1.69		6:24AM 1.72	6:40PM 0.98		6:18AM 1.58		9:24PM 1.72	8:40AM 2.51		8:34PM 1.41	6:43AM 2.06		9:25PM 1.46	7:34AM 1.73		11:49PM 2.06	10:35AM 2.66
Low Tide / height (m)	10:17AM 1.12		11:15PM 0.25	11:57AM 0.63		11:18PM 0.46			11:32PM 0.59		1:19PM 0.21	2:14AM 1.03		2:02PM 0.47	12:43AM 1.16			1:23AM 1.22		1:41PM 0.25		4:51AM 1.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	13	8	3	-	-	-	6
High °C	18	21	13	22	20	19	11	13	11	14	15	15	12	16	16	15	13	16	12	17	12	11
Low °C	18	17	12	21	19	18	10	12	10	12	13	14	10	15	16	14	12	13	12	14	11	9
Chill °C (?)	18	21	13	22	20	19	10	12	10	14	15	14	10	16	16	15	10	15	10	16	10	8
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:35
Sunset	-	4:51	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:36	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:47	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:53	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.3 W	1.9 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.7 W	1.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.3 W	1.1 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.6 W	1.6 WNW	2.3 W	1.7 WNW	1.5 W	1.8 W	1.3 W	1.6 NW	2.0 NW
Period (s)	16	15	13	14	16	15	10	13	12	10	10	9	15	11	11	12	12	10	11	12	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	0.4 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 W	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	14	-	13	12	12	14	7	16	16	15	15	-	9	8	15	13	12	12	12	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	0.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	11	-	-	3	-	9

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	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Casas Baja Norte	La Push Washington	La Push Washington
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	14	13	13	15	13	13	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1447	1690	3319	3320	3080	3047	3028	1311	1245	1078	1054	1248	1005	1196	1035	1049	1055	736	542	639	1089	1171
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			5:34AM 1.88				4:09PM 1.36				5:10AM 1.50				4:50PM 1.41				5:38AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)					11:37AM 0.93			9:48PM 0.25														2:05PM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	12	18	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	12	15	20	18	17	18	17	15	21	11	12
Chill °C (?)	21	21	12	18	15	16	15	16	16	16	14	12	15	20	18	17	18	17	15	21	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:24
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 NW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	14	13	13	15	13	13	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	11	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Casas Baja Norte	La Push Washington	La Push Washington
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 NW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.4 W	2.3 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1315	1447	2523	2462	3293	2536	2608	926	1028	1028	1028	3820	3574	1977	2011	1821	658	2462	1354	598	2157	1924
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)																		3:21PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	16	13	13	23	23	21	21	22	21	20	8	8
Chill °C (?)	21	21	11	14	12	14	14	13	13	13	16	12	12	23	23	21	21	22	21	20	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 NW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.4 W	2.3 W
Period (s)	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	-	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-

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