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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 (?)
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
1.9

NW
1.9

NW
2.5

NW
2.5

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.5

NW
3.5

NW
2.1

NW
3.0

NNW
3.5

NNW
2.4

NW
3.0

NW
3.5

NNW
2.5

NW
1.8

NW
2.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
0.7

SSW
1.8

NW
Period(s) (?)13167889991010910109109109918188
Energy(?)116913624619769697239952523833135420441133153522101064554962330448329433
Wind
(km/h)
15
15
10
15
10
5
10
20
5
15
5
5
15
5
5
15
5
10
15
20
5
20
Wind State(?)cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
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off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
1.06

9:03PM
2.02
11:00AM
1.20

10:12PM
1.81
12:40PM
1.10
2:36PM
1.35
10:14PM
1.05

2:16PM
1.36
12:42AM
1.85

2:42PM
1.42
1:37AM
1.52

2:33PM
1.71
1:04AM
1.49

3:52PM
1.67
3:11AM
1.42

Low Tide
/ height (m)

2:44PM
0.78
4:27AM
-0.27

3:26PM
0.81

5:48AM
-0.27
7:31PM
0.89

8:26AM
-0.26
6:36PM
0.85

7:45AM
-0.24
7:29PM
0.81
8:15PM
0.78
8:20AM
-0.15
7:42PM
1.14

8:55AM
-0.02

9:34PM
0.64
9:34AM
0.16
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
20212015181319231417151417211517151416181913
Low °C
18211812181216191315151214201317141413181812
Chill °C (?)
20212014181219231317151417211517151415181911
Sunrise
5:48--5:56--5:56--5:58--5:58--5:56--6:01--5:50
Sunset
-7:59--8:44--8:45--8:47--8:49--8:44--7:37--
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.7

W
0.7

W
1.3

WNW
1.4

WNW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
1.6

WNW
0.5

SW
3.5

NW
2.1

NW
3.0

NNW
3.5

NNW
2.4

NW
3.0

NW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
1.8

NW
2.5

NW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
0.7

SSW
1.8

NW
Period (s)6678161991610109101091516109918188
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.6

SSW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

S
0.3

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.2

S
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
1.1

NW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
0.2

S
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.5

SSW
0.8

NW
0.7

S
0.3

SW
Period (s)13131616121217121715111615151816131615101314
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-
1.9

NW
1.9

NW
2.5

NW
2.5

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.5

NW
3.5

NW

-

-

-
0.4

SE

-
3.5

NNW
2.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)--78899910---3-109------

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