California Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

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	Thursday 31			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			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	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Arnold CAL - Ventura	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.3 S	1.8 WNW	1.1 S	0.4 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	0.8 S	1.5 W	0.7 SW	2.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.8 NW	1.0 SSW	1.7 NW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	8	7	9	7	12	14	7	13	13	12	8	15	8	17	17	8	16	7	15	14	14
Energy(?)	340	247	448	839	523	784	228	930	840	955	382	449	421	946	299	533	948	675	809	843	963	859
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	cross	off	cross	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:54PM 1.42		6:58AM 1.02	2:23PM 1.74			5:30PM 1.49		10:16AM 1.10	3:46PM 1.34		8:15AM 1.29	5:02PM 1.41		9:58AM 0.12	7:58PM 1.69		8:20AM 1.20	7:17PM 2.15		10:27AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)	8:49AM 0.58		11:47PM 0.46	12:14PM 0.74		10:49PM 0.85			1:20AM 0.25	12:21PM 1.08		3:43AM 0.08	10:49AM 1.25		1:00AM 0.32	12:41PM 0.06		1:28AM 0.20	12:40PM 0.93		2:36AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	14	32	21	19	30	22	20	19	20	19	20	23	25	31	20	20	20	31	21	21
Low °C	18	19	12	30	21	18	22	22	19	19	20	18	19	21	23	30	20	19	16	30	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	20	12	32	21	18	30	22	20	19	20	19	20	23	25	31	20	20	20	31	21	21
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	5:50	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:50	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:05
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:55	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:08	-	-	6:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.3 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	0.8 S	1.5 W	1.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	18	16	9	16	12	8	18	13	13	12	8	8	15	8	17	8	8	7	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.8 SSW	0.3 S	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 S	0.4 WNW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	17	11	11	15	11	14	14	14	7	16	16	11	8	11	17	13	13	16	13	12	14	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.1 NW	-	2.2 WNW	-	1.1 NW	0.5 W	-	-	2.5 WNW	-	1.1 WNW	1.8 NW	-	1.7 NW	-	1.3 NW	-
Period (s)	-	8	7	4	7	7	-	7	-	8	8	-	-	8	-	5	8	-	7	-	7	-

	Thursday 31								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.3 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	2.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 S	1.8 NW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.4 S	0.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	8	17	16	16	8	8	8	10	7	15	15	14	8	7	18	18	12	13	18
Energy(?)	549	570	686	380	327	385	401	1000	534	642	692	722	500	760	911	1685	1042	1127	1141	1082	1086	424
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		3:16AM 0.98			1:35PM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)									11:15PM 0.45		5:05AM 0.80						12:36AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	14	14	19	19	25	16	13	13	30	16	20	31	29	14	17	28	30	20	20	30
Chill °C (?)	15	15	14	13	19	19	25	16	13	13	30	15	20	31	29	14	17	28	30	20	20	30
Sunrise	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	0.9 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 S	1.4 WNW	0.7 SW	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 S	1.4 S	0.5 SW
Period (s)	6	7	7	8	7	16	16	7	8	8	10	7	15	9	14	8	7	9	14	12	13	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 S	0.9 SW	1.0 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	17	18	18	18	17	11	11	16	16	16	16	16	10	15	9	15	15	14	8	14	18	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	0.9 NW	0.7 WNW	2.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	1.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	7	-	-	7	7	8	8	8	4	7	7	4	4	8	7	4	5	7	8	6

	Thursday 31
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Beavers CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.7 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	6	6	7	7	18	18	17	7	18	18	17	8	17	16	16	7	6	16	16	16	16	6
Energy(?)	296	257	352	342	377	380	307	570	284	319	388	311	335	463	463	331	328	558	554	475	471	163
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)														12:19PM 1.36			3:54PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)										8:57AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	14	12	18	18	21	15	13	14	30	16	19	31	31	18	21	30	29	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	11	18	18	21	15	13	14	30	16	19	31	31	18	21	30	29	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 S	1.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 SSE	1.3 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	6	16	17	18	18	17	7	8	8	9	8	7	16	16	18	18	9	9	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	17	17	12	12	11	11	6	18	18	18	17	18	17	11	11	11	11	16	16	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	-	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	-	1.7 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	6	-	7	7	6	7	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	6	3	3	7	7	6

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