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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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9

WNW
1.6

NW
2.1

NW
3.0

NW
3.0

NW
1.9

NW
3.0

NW
1.7

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.6

NW
0.9

SSW
2.5

NW
0.9

SSW
2.0

NW
2.5

NW
2.5

NW
0.9

SSW
1.7

NW
1.9

NW
2.3

NW
1.3

WNW
Period(s) (?)7899101099101010141018109918910109
Energy(?)3023496861263187670911565134804864903511210490727113210524384816121005277
Wind
(km/h)
20
15
5
10
0
10
10
5
10
10
5
10
10
15
10
15
10
15
10
5
10
20
Wind State(?)cross-
on
cross-
off
oncrossglasscross-
off
onoffcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)

11:20PM
1.91
1:36PM
1.31

11:01PM
1.80


12:42AM
1.91

2:49PM
1.42
1:20AM
1.75

3:16PM
1.49
2:02AM
2.00

3:47PM
1.58
3:03AM
1.81

3:35PM
1.46
4:53AM
1.99

5:28PM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.91

6:34AM
-0.28
4:47PM
0.72

7:10AM
-0.28
5:43PM
1.24

7:55AM
-0.26
7:28PM
0.81

8:21AM
-0.15

8:29PM
1.20
8:53AM
0.44

9:35PM
1.09
9:29AM
0.62

11:13PM
1.02
10:45AM
0.92

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
26212016141618131619143015281315131617141419
Low °C
24131716111417111318122814261315121317131319
Chill °C (?)
26212016131618131619143014281314111517141319
Sunrise
--5:56--5:58--6:00--5:41--5:58--6:00--6:01-
Sunset
8:21--8:43--8:49--8:25--8:40--8:46--8:23--8:34
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
2.1

NW
3.0

NW
3.0

NW
1.9

NW
3.0

NW
1.7

NW
1.6

NW
1.5

NW
1.6

NW
0.9

SSW
2.5

NW
0.9

SSW
2.0

NW
2.5

NW
1.9

NW
1.2

NW
1.5

NW
1.9

NW
1.8

NW
0.6

SSW
Period (s)1919991010991010101410181099109101016
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.3

SSW
0.4

SW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.7

WNW
0.7

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
1.2

WNW
0.6

S
0.4

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.4

SW
0.4

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.9

SSW
0.5

SW
0.7

SSW
0.3

S
Period (s)1215171717151216151410913131520191817171612
Wind waves (m) & direction
1.9

WNW
1.6

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.8

WNW

-
0.9

WNW

-

-
2.5

NW

-
1.7

NW

-
2.3

NW
1.3

WNW
Period (s)78---------4-4--9-9-109

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