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

	Wed		Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wed
	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	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Latigo Point CAL - LA County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Sand Dollar Beach CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	2	4	4	2	5	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.9 NW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	4.0 NW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period(s)	12	9	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	16	16	16	15	15	13	17	16	9	10	11	11	11
Energy	1241	1085	723	1036	1306	928	820	1039	559	489	521	308	413	760	619	470	1158	1292	511	4107	773	1034
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	4:18PM 1.30	3:04AM 2.67		5:18PM 1.34	4:09AM 2.45		6:00PM 1.95	4:54AM 1.46		5:56PM 1.78		6:45AM 1.30			8:34AM 1.14	6:43PM 2.00		8:44AM 1.13		8:50PM 1.70	8:58AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)		9:17PM 1.50	8:58AM 0.17		10:32PM 1.49	10:51AM 0.30		11:32PM 0.79	11:44AM 0.46		1:23AM 0.80	12:58PM 0.14	2:02PM 0.12	1:24AM 0.86			2:12AM 0.23			3:43AM 0.05	1:51PM 0.97	2:01PM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	11	17	17	12	15	14	12	14	15	10	12	12	13	10	20	13	15	12	13	14	16
Low °C	18	10	16	17	11	12	14	10	11	15	9	10	12	11	9	19	11	11	12	10	12	15
Chill °C (?)	18	11	17	17	12	15	14	12	13	14	9	10	11	12	8	20	11	14	10	11	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-
Sunset	8:27	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:55	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 WNW	1.0 NW	1.3 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SW	1.7 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	12	9	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	7	9	9	15	13	17	6	16	10	16	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	1.1 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 NW	0.8 SW	0.2 S	1.1 SSW	0.2 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	16	11	15	15	15	18	15	10	16	16	9	16	15	9	15	10	16	10	16	16	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	-	0.4 WSW	1.8 NW	2.4 WNW	-	4.0 NW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	4	7	9	-	11	-	-

	Wednesday 20				Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat
	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	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	12	12	9	12	9	12	12	12	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Energy	863	1241	1942	1066	1085	1166	1445	723	1651	1036	1493	1814	1306	1025	1467	928	865	820	1349	1146	1039	629
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		4:18PM 1.30									5:46PM 1.77			4:10AM 2.48					6:06PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)								8:58AM 0.17				10:41PM 1.03				10:51AM 0.30					11:32PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	18	11	15	10	15	17	17	13	17	11	10	12	12	13	15	14	14	12	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	11	18	9	14	10	15	17	17	13	17	11	10	12	12	13	15	14	14	12	9	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	14	16	16	15	11	19	19	15	19	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	18	15	10	17	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	1.9 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	-

	Wednesday 20	Thursday 21
	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	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy	1148	996	863	850	1455	1505	2337	1782	1942	1144	1067	1066	1051	1153	1085	1035	1166	1166	1299	1358	1445	1318
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)						4:11PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	12	12	16	18	16	12	11	16	16	15	15	10	10	11	15	15	15	15	17	15
Chill °C (?)	13	12	11	10	16	18	16	11	9	15	15	14	14	10	10	11	15	15	15	15	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	2.3 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	16	16	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	1.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	21	14	14	14	14	14	12	16	16	15	15	15	15	11	11	11	19	19	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	12	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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