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

	Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Fri
	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	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 W	1.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	12	18	16	15	14	13	13	20	16	18	17	15	13	13	18	16	15	15	16
Energy(?)	667	596	546	207	343	421	830	756	605	411	676	760	798	869	959	701	924	581	653	885	1122	1155
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			11:11PM 1.29	8:36AM 1.76		10:40PM 1.06	9:13AM 2.21		9:00PM 1.49	8:01AM 2.21		9:26PM 1.53	8:34AM 2.17		12:36AM 1.33	12:51PM 2.09		2:50AM 2.37	11:54AM 1.43		1:29AM 1.46	12:44PM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)		3:26PM -0.13	2:57AM 1.04		4:10PM 0.16	3:04AM 0.66		2:37PM 0.10	1:43AM 0.90		3:04PM 0.11	2:19AM 0.86		5:21PM -0.18		7:08AM 0.84	6:13PM 0.33	8:09PM -0.03	6:05AM 0.72	6:19PM 0.05		7:13AM 1.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	24	21	21	21	17	22	20	19	13	12	9	19	18	17	16	15	9	10	10	12	13
Low °C	18	22	20	17	19	16	21	18	18	9	11	7	18	17	16	16	15	8	10	8	10	9
Chill °C (?)	22	24	21	21	21	17	22	20	19	13	11	8	19	18	17	16	15	8	10	8	10	12
Sunrise	7:11	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:31
Sunset	-	5:05	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:09	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 W	1.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	14	14	12	12	16	15	14	13	13	13	16	18	17	15	13	13	12	16	15	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	16	14	14	14	18	11	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	11	10	16	16	9	11	9	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 S	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.2 N	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	-	8	-	3	-	-	-	-	7	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	5

	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	15	16	16	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	1083	590	519	521	666	569	523	556	546	540	534	515	508	285	272	514	568	582	530	671	634	756
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				7:56AM 1.74				8:09PM 1.41			6:53AM 2.15						11:02PM 1.53			9:14AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)	12:04AM 1.11	2:21AM 1.07				3:37PM -0.19			12:32AM 1.01					3:56PM -0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	15	18	22	21	19	21	21	20	21	23	25	20	18	13	20	8	16	18	21	20
Chill °C (?)	18	16	15	18	22	21	19	21	21	20	21	23	25	20	18	13	20	7	16	18	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	16	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	11	15	16	14	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	16	8	15	7	14	14	13	13	13	13	18	18	6	11	16	12	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	7	-	-

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	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1047	652	568	565	770	662	773	680	656	569	563	557	558	514	460	453	657	235	420	414	345	523
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	glass	off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									6:17AM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	17	16	19	15	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	20	21	16	22	13	20	18	17	19
Chill °C (?)	18	17	17	16	19	15	19	19	19	20	21	22	23	20	21	16	22	12	20	18	17	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	16	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.6 NW	0.2 SSW	0.6 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.9 NNW	0.4 NW	0.5 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	16	17	17	16	9	15	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	7	8	10	15	15	15	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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