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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
4

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

5

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

5

8

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5

WNW
2.2

W
1.7

WNW
1.4

WNW
3.0

W
1.7

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.9

W
3.0

WNW
1.3

WNW
3.0

NW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.5

NW
1.2

WNW
1.6

WNW
3.5

WNW
Period(s) (?)13121213111015141817181414141614141313121214
Energy(?)212614018588491945807110521015331135610830474431593076426331612798188921585649554686
Wind
(km/h)
5
15
5
5
15
5
5
15
5
0
20
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
25
15
20
Wind State(?)cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onglassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)


9:00PM
1.57
5:46AM
1.62

10:09PM
1.68
7:57AM
2.29

10:19PM
1.44
7:38AM
1.73

8:00PM
1.49
7:09AM
1.83

9:18PM
1.50
9:11AM
1.83

12:13AM
2.10
11:41AM
3.53

12:45AM
3.24
11:52AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.27

12:18AM
1.35

2:47PM
0.33
1:47AM
1.39


2:17AM
1.15

1:36PM
0.31
12:21AM
1.14

2:04PM
0.22
1:43AM
1.11

4:30PM
-0.12

5:44AM
1.61
6:32PM
-0.13

5:59AM
0.85
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
-----------9611132--2-7-
High °C
14121118147109718158665565117810
Low °C
13710171478861713765456211657
Chill °C (?)
131010181369771814744334310378
Sunrise
7:13--6:26--7:20--6:56--7:18--7:16--7:09--7:16
Sunset
-5:37--5:40--5:36--5:45--5:43--5:44--5:42--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

WNW
2.2

W
1.7

WNW
1.4

WNW
3.0

W
1.7

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.9

W
3.0

WNW
1.3

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.5

NW
1.2

WNW
1.6

WNW
3.5

WNW
Period (s)13121213111010141817181414141614141313121214
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
1.5

NNW
0.5

SW
0.4

SSW
0.5

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.9

W
0.2

SSW
1.1

WNW
0.5

SSW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.5

S
0.3

W
0.7

WNW

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Period (s)1615814141715191310151615151413131371616-
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
3.0

NW

-

-

-

-
1.2

NNW

-

-

-
1.4

S

-

-
Period (s)----------18----6---5--


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