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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California Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sat		Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Sat
	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	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	3.0 WNW	1.5 S	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	2.5 NW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 NNW	0.9 SSW	2.0 NNW
Period(s)	9	8	9	9	9	24	21	20	20	19	18	9	16	16	15	15	9	14	14	9	13	9
Energy	1246	1137	1704	856	2351	1122	1453	1379	1961	1362	3120	2866	1946	1162	1538	1087	1545	1057	731	1545	581	1045
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:08PM 1.66	2:37AM 1.20		5:16PM 1.29	3:56AM 1.07		5:24PM 1.74	4:19AM 1.01	5:32AM 1.40	6:31PM 1.97		8:19AM 0.78	6:02PM 1.96		7:14AM 1.30	7:34PM 2.22	8:25PM 1.90	8:22AM 1.34		9:58PM 2.47	9:28AM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)		9:29PM 0.91	11:39AM 0.05		11:04PM 0.79	11:28AM 0.21		11:03PM 0.60	11:25AM 0.78		1:23AM 0.31			1:04AM 0.11	12:00PM 0.87		3:41AM -0.21	12:49PM 0.93				4:37PM 0.96
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	14	13	20	14	14	24	17	22	24	18	17	17	18	16	25	13	17	21	15	22	16
Low °C	20	12	11	19	13	12	24	16	18	22	16	13	16	18	16	25	12	17	20	14	21	15
Chill °C (?)	22	12	12	20	12	14	24	17	22	24	18	16	17	18	16	25	12	17	21	15	22	16
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:39	-
Sunset	8:23	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:20	-	-	8:49
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.5 SSW	1.9 NW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 SSW	2.5 NNW	0.9 SSW	2.0 NNW
Period (s)	16	16	9	15	8	14	21	20	20	19	8	9	9	16	10	10	9	10	14	9	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.8 SW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 S	0.7 W	1.3 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	12	16	16	26	14	8	14	8	14	13	18	18	16	10	15	15	15	14	10	14	18	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	-	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	-	8	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 06				Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tue
	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	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	South Jetty Table Bluff CAL - Humboldt	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	24	24	24	21	21	21	20	20
Energy	582	1246	923	1359	1137	2485	1081	1704	632	856	856	1256	2351	2106	1015	1122	1025	1453	1429	1136	1379	1662
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)						2:49AM 1.17								3:56AM 1.07								4:19AM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)				9:29PM 0.91									11:04PM 0.79				12:31PM 0.23				11:03PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	16	13	12	9	10	13	20	20	16	13	13	13	12	14	13	24	17	17	16	17
Chill °C (?)	20	20	16	12	11	8	10	12	20	20	15	13	12	12	12	14	11	24	17	17	16	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 W	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	15	15	15	8	8	14	14	7	21	21	21	20	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	16	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	26	26	26	14	14	24	8	14	14	14	14	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	-	2.1 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	9	8	8	9	-	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	-	8	-	-	-	-

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	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	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Razorblades CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	10	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	1291	2866	582	581	1155	1246	1633	1091	923	1677	1802	1359	1827	1176	1137	1137	1155	2485	2395	2475	1081	1047
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																2:37AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)											9:05PM 1.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	15	20	19	22	20	19	17	16	11	11	13	11	13	12	12	10	9	11	9	10	12
Chill °C (?)	20	14	20	19	22	20	19	16	16	8	8	12	8	12	11	11	9	8	10	9	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	2.2 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW
Period (s)	16	10	10	10	16	16	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	12	16	16	16	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-
Period (s)	9	10	-	-	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	8	10	8	8	8	-	9	9	9	-	-

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Massachusetts	New-York

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British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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