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

	Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sun
	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	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	La Push Washington	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.8 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.1 W	1.9 WNW	4.5 WNW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	1.9 WNW	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.7 NW	0.7 S	1.2 S	1.4 NNW
Period(s) (?)	10	9	7	18	18	8	8	16	16	15	10	8	12	11	12	11	18	18	9	18	15	8
Energy(?)	282	462	383	152	205	203	308	327	205	251	512	547	5068	1119	4557	907	970	826	637	484	1116	657
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	off	on	on	off	on
High Tide / height (m)	9:10AM 1.60		10:14PM 1.54	9:23AM 1.44		9:31PM 1.90	10:58AM 1.53		11:29PM 1.78	12:57PM 2.20		8:20PM 1.68	8:48AM 1.52		8:38PM 1.71	9:18AM 1.44		11:43PM 2.03		2:24PM 2.18	9:12PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		3:44PM -0.09	4:06AM 0.45		3:32PM -0.03	3:28AM 0.65		5:31PM 0.10		6:49AM 0.17	5:28PM 0.22	2:40AM 0.25		7:24PM 0.45	3:07AM 0.22		2:49PM 0.56		7:27AM -0.05	7:40PM 1.26	4:01AM 0.28	7:28AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	17	6	26	27	18	10	29	19	18	8	10	10	15	12	12	26	16	16	18	17	14
Low °C	18	15	5	24	27	15	9	28	17	17	8	8	9	14	8	6	25	16	11	18	16	11
Chill °C (?)	22	17	3	26	27	18	9	29	19	18	3	8	8	13	10	11	26	14	16	18	16	14
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	6:13	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54
Sunset	-	7:35	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:34	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:30	-	-	6:35	-	-	7:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.3 S	1.9 WNW	4.5 WNW	0.4 SSE	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.7 NW	0.7 S	1.2 S	1.4 NNW
Period (s)	10	13	11	10	9	8	8	16	16	15	7	8	12	15	12	11	18	18	9	18	15	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.1 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 NW	0.4 S	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	12	14	14	18	18	12	14	9	9	9	10	13	13	12	15	12	10	12	19	16	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	-	0.5 W	1.3 NW	-
Period (s)	-	9	7	4	4	-	-	4	-	-	3	-	-	11	12	-	6	7	-	6	11	-

	Sunday 29						Monday 30								Tuesday 31
	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	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	1.4 NW	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 S	0.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	10	7	8	8	7	8	18	18	8	16	16	16	8	9	8	15	14
Energy(?)	503	690	344	313	523	510	560	516	512	338	351	205	257	538	334	335	293	224	349	282	319	274
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		8:56AM 1.63				9:06PM 1.81							7:47PM 1.56				7:46AM 1.60	10:01AM 1.90				10:27PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)				3:00PM -0.09				4:42AM 0.37							1:46AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	19	21	25	18	16	12	14	11	7	17	27	24	5	24	24	25	15	11	11	25	12
Chill °C (?)	16	19	21	25	18	16	12	14	9	4	17	27	24	3	24	24	25	15	11	10	25	12
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.4 NW	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.0 NW	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 S	0.7 NW
Period (s)	9	9	13	12	9	10	7	8	8	7	8	9	18	8	16	16	16	8	9	8	15	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 S	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	13	18	9	13	9	15	14	15	14	14	9	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.4 NW	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 N	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	10	7	8	8	-	-	4	4	7	4	4	4	-	-	-	4	3

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.6 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	0.4 SSW	1.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	9	12	12	7	12	12	12	9	7	7	12	9
Energy(?)	545	843	430	289	389	512	472	344	368	236	462	131	130	441	130	130	130	427	297	313	146	341
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				8:24AM 1.48											7:32PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)											3:44PM -0.09										1:18AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	16	19	21	20	17	21	16	8	16	26	24	6	22	22	23	21	13	9	23	20
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	19	21	20	17	21	16	5	16	26	24	2	22	22	23	21	13	7	23	20
Sunrise	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:32	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 S	1.1 NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	13	14	8	13	10	10	12	10	10	10	9	7	7	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	12	14	13	13	13	12	14	12	12	14	12	12	12	13	8	8	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	-	1.1 NW	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.6 NW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	9	9	-	9	4	4	7	4	4	4	-	-	-	4	-

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