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

	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Sat
	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	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 W	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.1 NW	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period(s) (?)	21	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	14	10	11	10	11	11	10
Energy(?)	532	1136	1032	1325	1874	1196	651	302	1054	1605	1690	1567	1268	1130	545	311	647	614	457	687	371	354
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			10:08PM 1.20	8:11AM 1.47			7:00AM 1.62	7:58PM 1.47		7:35AM 1.69		8:43PM 1.89	9:21AM 1.94		8:34PM 1.67	8:46AM 1.67		8:56PM 1.74	9:22AM 1.57		10:10PM 2.25	1:08PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)		2:40PM 0.00	2:44AM 0.79		3:28PM -0.12	1:08AM 0.70	1:39PM 0.18		1:36AM 0.54		2:01PM 0.18	2:33AM 0.49		2:24PM 0.23	2:39AM 0.27		2:48PM 0.31	3:14AM 0.19		3:43PM 0.49	4:43AM 0.26	6:51AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	27	23	27	27	21	25	16	13	9	16	12	14	13	14	26	17	15	26	18	23	22
Low °C	25	27	19	25	26	18	22	16	11	9	14	12	12	11	14	20	16	14	20	15	22	21
Chill °C (?)	27	27	23	27	27	21	25	16	12	8	15	11	13	12	14	26	16	15	26	18	23	22
Sunrise	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 NW	0.9 W	1.9 W	2.5 WSW	2.4 W	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 W	1.4 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	13	20	20	18	18	18	8	8	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	0.5 NW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 SSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 SSW	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	21	13	13	12	14	9	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	10	10	14	11	11	16	11	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WNW	-	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	-	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	9	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	18
Energy(?)	798	782	675	835	628	1136	1422	1268	1246	1278	1426	1053	1028	1874	1774	1501	1246	1108	1271	1011	1036	874
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:15AM 1.44				7:42PM 1.28				6:25AM 1.51				7:46PM 1.37				7:00AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		2:04AM 0.92							12:43AM 0.86								1:08AM 0.70					3:50PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	12	16	23	27	24	24	23	23	25	22	16	26	23	23	22	23	25	22	18	25
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	16	23	27	24	24	23	23	25	22	16	26	23	23	22	23	25	22	18	25
Sunrise	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 S	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	14	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	9	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 NW	0.9 NW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	22	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	20	14	14	14	12	14	4	9	9	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	1.3 NW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	10	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	8

	Saturday 14
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 S	1.4 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	16	8	8	8	8	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	9	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	8
Energy(?)	427	413	798	794	801	750	632	584	584	580	535	534	960	881	881	856	1023	1136	1127	752	815	1076
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	off	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							5:44AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)				2:04AM 0.92										12:58PM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	14	14	13	16	24	24	24	25	26	27	23	15	27	27	27	27	27	25	23	19	15
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	13	16	24	24	24	25	26	27	23	14	27	27	27	27	27	25	23	19	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	16	8	8	8	8	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	13	15	15	15	15	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	-	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	-	2.2 NW
Period (s)	8	-	8	8	8	4	4	-	4	4	4	-	-	4	4	4	10	10	10	-	-	8

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Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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