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

	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tue
	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	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County
Rating	2	3	3	2	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.2 NNW	2.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period(s)	16	11	18	15	15	9	10	8	9	10	10	10	9	11	8	16	15	14	14	13	12	13
Energy	133	496	582	519	1081	874	439	1043	1845	465	1492	617	431	711	539	877	948	1310	1222	1227	686	583
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:10AM 1.67		11:05PM 1.63	8:02AM 1.69	7:49PM 2.08	10:58PM 2.62	12:56PM 1.90		11:08PM 1.73	1:16PM 1.85	3:35PM 2.32	1:12AM 3.00	1:15PM 1.20		12:48AM 2.16		2:02PM 1.17	12:38AM 1.49		2:49PM 1.09	1:07AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		2:25PM 0.68		1:37PM 0.67			6:33AM -0.11	6:16PM 0.64		6:55AM -0.18	7:03PM 2.18		6:30AM -0.20	6:35PM 1.38		7:54AM -0.15	6:22PM 0.77		7:36AM -0.13	6:04PM 1.00		8:55AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	-
High °C	20	11	10	13	10	11	16	12	13	16	18	14	17	13	11	12	13	11	12	14	11	13
Low °C	15	11	7	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	17	12	16	13	10	11	12	11	11	14	10	12
Chill °C (?)	20	9	7	13	7	8	16	10	11	16	18	12	16	11	10	11	13	9	12	14	10	13
Sunrise	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:11
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:53	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 WNW	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	16	11	8	15	15	14	10	13	9	10	10	12	9	11	8	9	9	14	14	13	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SW	0.6 NW	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NW	0.6 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 NW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	14	20	11	10	10	15	14	14	13	12	12	14	13	20	18	16	15	8	8	16	8	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	1.2 NW	-	-	1.8 NNW	1.7 WNW	-	2.2 NNW	2.4 NW	-	1.9 NW	1.4 NW	-	0.7 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	8	-	-	7	9	-	8	9	-	10	10	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.8 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	2.3 NW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW
Period(s)	12	12	11	15	15	8	18	16	18	16	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	9	9	9	8	8
Energy	584	274	172	219	242	680	733	674	1050	904	602	586	1342	1037	1070	1029	1533	755	717	423	2000	1036
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		8:38AM 1.67			7:29PM 1.99	10:30PM 2.57	11:21PM 2.35				1:34PM 2.25			10:58PM 2.62	11:28PM 2.19				11:36AM 1.29
Low Tide / height (m)																	5:17AM -0.08			4:10PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	16	13	23	20	9	7	7	11	11	15	14	10	9	9	9	10	15	14	19	12	10
Chill °C (?)	12	15	12	23	20	9	5	6	11	10	15	14	8	8	9	8	9	15	13	19	12	10
Sunrise	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	8:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.8 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.1 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.8 NW	1.5 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW
Period (s)	12	12	6	15	15	8	7	7	8	16	14	14	15	8	8	8	8	9	13	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 SW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	11	12	11	13	13	11	11	16	11	7	13	16	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	-	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	-	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-	1.5 WNW	-	2.5 NW	-
Period (s)	9	5	-	6	6	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	8	-	9	-	8	-

	Tuesday 28																		Wednesday 29
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW
Period(s)	12	12	12	14	16	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	7	7	7	7	12	12	12	8	8
Energy	586	264	185	140	133	391	478	432	315	387	200	204	392	766	585	585	476	329	307	160	543	665
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)						10:26AM 2.18	11:16AM 1.90											10:24PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	11	17	18	12	11	11	13	12	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	8
Chill °C (?)	10	9	10	17	18	10	9	9	12	10	12	12	10	9	8	8	11	11	11	12	11	6
Sunrise	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	0.4 SW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.9 NW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	12	12	6	6	16	9	8	8	12	8	7	7	12	7	11	11	7	12	12	6	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.8 WNW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	11	12	12	14	14	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	1.0 NW	-	-	-	1.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	-	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	5	6	6	6	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	7	7	7	-	6	7	-	-	-

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