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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
Rating
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5

WNW
4.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
2.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.6

NW
1.2

WSW
2.1

WSW
1.4

W
1.5

W
1.9

WNW
1.0

SSW
1.0

WNW
1.2

NW
1.6

NW
2.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.0

WNW
Period(s) (?)1512131313121313131211111114161591514141313
Energy(?)52675931600652541432204615411438108853611349679471650980116843613152791187718631883
Wind
(km/h)
20
10
10
5
5
15
10
10
10
5
5
0
5
5
10
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15
Wind State(?)crossoncross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)

1:16AM
1.78
12:05PM
2.58

12:43AM
1.20

1:22PM
2.90
3:35AM
2.12
11:56AM
1.83
2:14PM
2.72

4:40AM
2.08
3:14PM
2.50

4:39AM
1.37
2:22PM
1.49

6:46AM
2.15
5:47PM
2.06

5:58AM
1.83
4:09PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
-0.56

6:05AM
0.87
6:02PM
-0.41

7:25AM
1.08

8:38PM
-0.51
5:43AM
0.98

9:34PM
-0.34
9:29AM
1.23

8:37PM
0.26
9:20AM
1.03

11:37PM
0.05
12:19PM
1.12

10:55PM
0.47
11:56AM
1.05

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-1-----------------185
High °C
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Low °C
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Chill °C (?)
1910121216142118201615282724232291817151612
Sunrise
--7:01--7:03--5:56--6:39--5:58--7:07--7:07-
Sunset
5:05--4:57--5:04--4:54--5:01--4:50--4:51--4:50
Swell1 (m) & direction
3.5

WNW
4.5

W
4.0

WNW
3.5

W
2.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.6

NW
1.2

WSW
2.1

WSW
1.4

W
1.5

W
1.9

WNW
1.0

SSW
1.0

WNW
1.2

NW
1.6

NW
2.5

WNW
2.2

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.0

WNW
Period (s)1512131313121313131211111114161591514141313
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.4

SSW

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1.7

SW
1.6

NW
0.4

SW
0.9

NW
0.2

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.7

NW
0.5

NW
0.7

WNW
0.7

WNW
0.8

SSW
0.9

NW
1.0

SSW
0.6

WSW
1.1

WNW
0.4

SW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.6

SW
Period (s)12-1012141219181612111616151216981314146
Wind waves (m) & direction
0.8

WNW

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.9

NW
Period (s)4--------------------7


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