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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
Rating
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4

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4

4

4

8

8

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5

4

4

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1

W
2.0

W
2.5

W
2.4

W
2.2

WNW
0.8

WNW
1.2

W
2.2

W
1.7

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.8

W
2.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
1.9

NW
3.5

WNW
2.1

W
2.4

W
3.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
1.9

WNW
Period(s) (?)15141312121313111010141517181414141613141312
Energy(?)1930157124271714135850277513148071054182326256774372445711576308848062581425527261191
Wind
(km/h)
10
10
10
10
5
25
10
20
5
5
20
10
0
20
10
10
25
10
10
15
20
20
Wind State(?)cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)


8:44PM 3:50AM
1.01 1.51


8:24PM
1.19
4:49AM
1.53

9:26PM
1.20
7:57AM
2.29

10:50PM
1.78
8:56AM
2.37

10:33PM
1.98
6:34AM
2.05

8:35PM
1.59
7:08AM
2.14

9:38PM
1.56
10:43AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.35

9:12PM
1.01
12:04PM
0.27
2:07PM
0.38
11:00PM
1.15
1:00PM
0.17

12:32AM
1.09

2:26PM
0.48
2:59AM
1.35

3:36PM
0.49
2:59AM
1.57

1:47PM
0.21
1:16AM
1.06

2:45PM
-0.30
2:21AM
1.02
4:47AM
0.88
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-----114---1---3--72-1-
High °C
171781211161513798911156677101046
Low °C
141568101515126888912555410935
Chill °C (?)
1717611111515116857101444349804
Sunrise
7:03--7:24--6:35--7:20--7:13--7:24--6:54--7:15
Sunset
-5:40--5:44--5:42--5:36--5:45--5:38--5:47--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.1

W
2.0

W
2.5

W
2.4

W
2.2

WNW
0.8

WNW
1.2

W
2.2

W
1.7

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.8

W
2.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
1.9

NW
3.5

WNW
2.1

W
2.4

W
3.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
1.9

WNW
Period (s)15141312121313111010141517181414141613141312
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.3

SSW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.4

SSW
1.2

WSW
0.4

SSW
0.5

WNW
1.1

WNW
0.8

W
1.1

NW
0.4

SW
1.4

WNW
0.3

SW

-
1.3

W
0.4

SW
1.0

WNW
0.3

SSW
0.1

SW
1.0

SW
Period (s)1515151516148141715196161416-16131613136
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-

-

-

-
1.0

SSW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.7

WNW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.4

ESE
Period (s)-----4-------9-------3


List of all animated swell maps

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