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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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9

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4

4

3

Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.1

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.7

WNW
1.5

WNW
3.5

W
5.0

W
3.5

WNW
3.0

W
3.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.9

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.2

NW
1.7

WNW
Period(s) (?)11121613121113151413121415151516161616141314
Energy(?)132911431119126193599538221017151793992306947964917520842373477339136471903184617581180
Wind
(km/h)
5
10
10
15
30
10
15
10
15
5
5
5
5
10
5
5
0
15
0
15
10
15
Wind State(?)glasscrossoffcross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)


10:20PM
1.12
9:24AM
1.77

12:45AM
2.00
11:24AM
2.58

1:25AM
2.00
11:55AM
2.55

2:06AM
1.99
10:14AM
2.07

2:02AM
1.30
12:18PM
2.52

3:13AM
1.56
12:55PM
2.02
1:41PM
2.38

4:24AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)

5:27PM
-0.02
2:38AM
0.82

6:00PM
-0.10

5:32AM
1.14
6:34PM
-0.14

6:06AM
1.21

7:09PM
-0.14
4:08AM
1.32
6:00PM
0.27

6:33AM
1.60

8:01PM
-0.14
7:15AM
1.22

9:08PM
0.01
8:52AM
1.39
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
131071112101111121212111311111817141710816
Low °C
13957129910119119121110171613169715
Chill °C (?)
139599891010121211131011181713178615
Sunrise
6:56--7:16--7:18--7:20--7:22--6:52--6:46--6:54
Sunset
-4:45--4:57--4:44--4:43--4:53--4:54--4:40--
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.3

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.5

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.7

WNW
1.5

WNW
3.5

W
5.0

W
3.5

WNW
3.0

W
3.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
2.5

WNW
1.9

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.2

NW
1.7

WNW
Period (s)11121113121113151413121415151516161616141314
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.3

SSW
0.4

WNW
1.1

WNW
0.3

SW
0.4

SSW
1.0

WNW
0.4

W
0.3

SW
0.4

SW
1.5

WNW
0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.3

SW
0.2

SSW
0.2

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.5

S
0.5

S
0.2

SSW
0.3

SW
0.5

S
Period (s)12181616151618141313131313161613131515131413
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-
0.6

SSE

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
1.3

NNW
1.3

NNW

-
Period (s)----3--------------57-


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