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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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California Wavefinder

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Best forecast wave conditions in California
Rating
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5

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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8

NW
1.9

WNW
2.4

NW
1.9

WNW
1.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
1.4

NW
2.3

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.3

NW
1.9

NW
2.0

NW
1.7

NW
0.7

S
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
1.5

WNW
2.4

WNW
1.7

WNW
1.7

WNW
Period(s) (?)91013121299911111310121212181116910910
Energy(?)630827278510786937915408902051901252316161261175314376739619245921281675720
Wind
(km/h)
10
5
15
5
10
5
15
30
5
10
15
15
5
15
10
5
25
20
5
10
5
5
Wind State(?)cross-
off
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cross-
off
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on
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cross-
on
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
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on
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High Tide
/ height (m)


2:46AM
2.38

2:57PM
1.32
2:07AM
1.59

5:05PM
1.59
3:58AM
2.19

5:45PM
1.28
3:41AM
1.66


7:32PM
1.13
5:42AM
1.92

8:13PM
1.19
6:24AM
1.09

8:57PM
1.19
6:04AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)

5:28PM
0.97
8:31PM
0.74
9:36AM
0.28

7:34PM
0.73
10:29AM
0.33

9:36PM
1.11
11:32AM
0.37

9:12PM
1.05
11:31AM
0.61

11:39PM
1.09

1:40PM
0.10
12:50AM
1.03

1:20PM
0.55
1:04AM
0.92

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
17111216161218136198151720182317162171411
Low °C
17101215121116124178131517171913151861210
Chill °C (?)
17101016161117113196151720182316152151410
Sunrise
6:39--6:39--6:20--6:24--6:28--6:22--6:22--6:30
Sunset
-6:10--6:10--6:10--6:15--6:10--6:19--6:19--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.8

NW
1.9

WNW
1.6

NW
1.9

WNW
1.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
1.4

NW
0.2

SSW
3.0

WNW
2.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.3

NW
1.9

NW
2.0

NW
1.7

NW
1.0

WNW
1.4

NW
0.9

SSW
1.5

WNW
2.4

WNW
1.7

WNW
1.7

WNW
Period (s)9109121299121111131012121281116910910
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.6

W
0.3

WNW
1.0

WNW
0.2

S
0.3

SSW
0.3

SSW
0.9

WNW
0.1

SW
0.1

SW
0.2

S
0.2

W
1.2

NW
0.4

SSW
0.8

S
0.9

S
0.7

S
0.8

S
0.4

NW
0.7

SSW
0.4

SW
0.6

S
0.4

SW
Period (s)10151313121212161611201220201918181216161514
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-
2.4

NW

-

-

-
0.1

SE
2.3

WNW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.3

NW
1.0

NW
1.7

NW

-

-

-

-
Period (s)--13---89-------858----


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