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 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones CAL - Monterey	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WNW	1.5 NW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	4.0 NW	2.5 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	3.0 W	0.7 S	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	1.6 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	12	12	10	10	10	11	9	10	11	13	12	11	18	8	10	10	9	9	20	20
Energy(?)	1572	646	994	623	525	819	1847	991	2478	1714	859	3182	1491	2018	601	919	850	603	973	773	1075	1093
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:46AM 2.38		3:58PM 1.74	2:14AM 1.59		4:42PM 1.59	3:20AM 2.03			3:32AM 1.48			8:10PM 0.84	4:32AM 1.37		7:58PM 1.45	5:28AM 1.82		8:57PM 1.19	6:44AM 1.65		9:08PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)		9:36AM 0.28		7:33PM 0.73	10:14AM 0.31		8:59PM 1.09	10:17AM 0.67		9:59PM 1.08	11:39AM 0.24		12:31AM 0.66	12:39PM 0.07		11:26PM 1.35			1:04AM 0.92		1:57PM 0.01	2:25AM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	22	15	13	15	18	10	15	10	14	23	20	18	10	23	15	8	21	14	18	26	21
Low °C	8	21	13	12	15	14	8	13	10	13	19	17	17	10	17	15	7	16	12	18	25	18
Chill °C (?)	8	22	14	13	15	18	8	15	6	13	23	20	18	6	23	14	8	21	14	18	26	21
Sunrise	-	6:28	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:27	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	1.5 NW	1.8 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.1 SW	2.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	3.0 W	0.7 S	2.0 NW	1.7 NW	0.7 S	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	9	12	9	10	12	15	11	14	10	11	13	12	11	18	8	10	16	8	9	20	20
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.8 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 W	0.3 SW	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	16	13	11	11	22	20	20	19	19	11	17	9	14	15	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	-	4.0 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	-	1.3 SSW	1.2 NW	-	-	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	-	0.4 W	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	9	-	-	13	-	6	9	-	-	10	9	-	8	4

	Sat		Sunday 08								Monday 09								Tuesday 10
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	2.3 WNW	2.5 NW	1.8 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	13	13	9	12	12	12	9	12	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1205	1656	1746	1038	1318	1332	1518	673	792	1153	1161	1088	2300	1153	1912	674	1410	1020	1060	3757	3472	1597
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	high	high	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				1:39AM 1.64				2:20PM 1.38				1:51AM 1.57				4:00PM 1.27	4:09PM 1.31			2:37AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		8:31PM 0.74				9:26AM 0.25			6:30PM 0.83	7:51PM 0.84				9:14AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	9	14	9	11	14	20	16	12	12	11	11	13	19	14	12	12	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	9	8	9	14	8	11	12	20	16	11	11	10	10	13	19	14	11	12	11	11	11	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.5 NW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	2.2 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	0.2 S
Period (s)	11	13	13	9	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	15	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.1 WNW	0.1 SW	0.5 NW	0.8 NW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	13	12	12	15	12	12	15	12	11	11	11	11	24	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	1.3 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	9	9	9	9	9	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	10	10

	Saturday 07							Sunday 08
	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Double Point CAL - Marin County	Spanish Bay-Cobblestones CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Hazard Canyon CAL - San Luis Obispo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	8	13	13	13	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy(?)	915	996	1205	831	1441	1441	1585	464	271	638	691	726	563	512	335	232	581	398	343	499	496	708
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)									12:42AM 1.48	1:17AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)				7:05PM 0.58	8:28PM 0.70											7:35AM 0.66
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	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	10	9	9	16	9	9	10	17	16	16	15	15	14	17	15	17	21	19	20	17	18	17
Chill °C (?)	10	9	9	16	7	8	8	17	16	16	15	15	14	17	15	16	21	19	20	17	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	15	13	13	13	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	1.0 NW	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	16	16	13	9	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	10	14	13	13	13	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
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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