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

	Thu		Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	La Push Washington	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	3	2	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.2 NW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	6	8	9	8	12	9	12	8	16	11	14	13	14	16	14	12	15	14	12	12	12	12
Energy	443	751	404	920	763	145	615	752	649	1124	1267	1075	1032	738	667	641	252	241	789	677	338	618
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:13PM 2.12	12:37PM 1.23		10:26PM 1.63	1:39PM 1.16		10:25PM 2.08			12:34AM 1.67		2:49PM 1.22	1:47AM 2.08		3:57PM 1.13	2:30AM 2.93		4:53PM 1.10	1:25AM 1.31		5:28PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)	4:54PM 0.61		5:53AM -0.16	4:09PM 0.62		7:01AM -0.16	4:56PM 1.18		7:56AM -0.13	5:40PM 1.27		6:45AM -0.14	7:18PM 1.00	8:02PM 1.07	8:27AM -0.14	7:37PM 0.88		8:06AM 0.47		8:05PM 1.01	8:56AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	13	17	15	11	19	18	15	14	14	12	13	14	17	17	14	17	27	13	11	16	12
Low °C	19	12	12	15	10	16	18	13	11	13	11	12	13	16	17	14	14	24	13	9	13	11
Chill °C (?)	20	11	17	14	11	19	18	14	14	13	12	12	13	16	17	13	16	27	12	10	16	10
Sunrise	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:09	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:43	-	-	6:07	-
Sunset	7:47	-	-	8:02	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	9	13	12	9	18	8	9	11	14	13	14	16	14	12	15	7	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WNW	0.2 S	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 NNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 NW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	13	14	12	13	13	12	11	16	16	17	9	8	8	16	15	15	14	14	8	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.0 NW	-	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	-	1.4 WNW	-	-	1.2 NW	-	-	-	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	1.0 NW
Period (s)	6	8	-	8	8	-	12	-	-	9	-	-	-	11	5	4	5	7	-	-	-	4

	Thursday 30				Friday 01								Saturday 02								Sun
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.0 NW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW
Period(s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	8	12	12	12	9	12	8	12	11	9
Energy	799	491	1025	1271	1042	1459	1218	963	482	408	1045	1021	1011	1007	1115	1169	272	282	1059	1358	912	1042
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	11:36AM 1.29			9:57PM 1.65				10:59AM 1.55	12:57PM 0.93			10:43PM 1.54	11:16PM 1.70							10:56PM 1.53	11:07PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)		4:05PM 1.00					5:08AM 0.31			4:36PM 1.10	5:17PM 0.61				6:29AM -0.20			4:06PM 1.09	5:49PM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	19	12	15	14	10	16	16	15	19	12	11	11	11	11	12	18	19	10	11	11	10
Chill °C (?)	13	19	12	14	14	10	15	15	14	19	12	10	9	11	11	12	18	19	10	9	11	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:54	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:55	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	8:08	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW	2.0 NW	1.1 W	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	7	8	8	9	8	9	9	12	9	12	12	7	12	9	12	9	10	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.7 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	1.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	18	11	18	11	16	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	-	-	2.3 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NNW	1.8 NW	-	-	0.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	8	-	-	8	9	8	8	7	-	-	9	8	12	11	9

	Thursday 30												Friday 01
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Ward Avenue CAL - Mendocino County	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 NW	2.1 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.1 NW
Period(s)	8	9	13	14	6	8	9	7	7	9	8	8	8	12	13	12	13	8	8	9	9	8
Energy	1386	465	915	463	397	823	820	629	470	351	912	777	902	770	760	754	325	189	796	642	415	1344
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	on	cross	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:36AM 1.29											10:21PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)					3:49PM 0.37													4:27AM 0.30	5:53AM -0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	18	14	18	19	12	18	14	11	13	12	12	11	10	11	10	12	15	11	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	14	18	13	17	19	10	17	12	8	13	12	12	10	8	11	9	11	15	11	10	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 NW	0.3 SW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 W	1.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	9	14	13	14	14	13	13	14	9	9	13	9	13	12	13	12	13	8	8	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.7 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	6	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	2.0 NW	1.6 NW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	-	-	1.7 NW	-	-	2.1 NW
Period (s)	8	9	8	6	6	8	9	7	7	5	8	8	8	7	8	8	-	-	8	-	-	8

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