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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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6

SW
0.7

SSW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
1.9

NW
1.0

W
3.0

NW
2.3

NW
2.5

NW
2.3

NW
3.0

NW
2.1

NW
3.0

NNW
2.4

NW
2.5

NW
3.0

NW
3.5

NNW
1.7

NW
3.5

NNW
4.0

NNW
2.1

NW
Period(s) (?)18131813167798991010999991091010
Energy(?)25217615211691362921373724987866174983313209189951535228154618772799833
Wind
(km/h)
5
15
5
15
15
10
0
20
5
15
5
5
10
5
0
5
5
5
10
5
0
10
Wind State(?)cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
glassonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
1.41
6:45PM
1.64
9:40PM
2.29
8:52AM
1.20
7:21PM
1.71
9:43PM
1.75
10:28AM
1.09

9:12PM
1.84
11:31AM
1.23

10:14PM
2.05
10:18AM
1.26

11:32PM
1.75
1:45PM
1.19

11:38PM
1.65

3:16PM
1.49
2:11AM
1.60

Low Tide
/ height (m)



1:15PM
0.88



3:00PM
0.69
4:40AM
-0.23

3:59PM
0.73


5:24PM
0.82

6:57AM
-0.23
6:39PM
1.20

8:14AM
-0.14

8:28PM
0.74
8:14AM
0.42
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
11--------------------
High °C
28302022222019151816211316151520181616151415
Low °C
26291920221818151416201113141417181314151213
Chill °C (?)
28302022222019141816211316141520181616141415
Sunrise
5:39--5:48--5:52--5:56--5:58--5:54--6:00--6:01
Sunset
-7:07--7:59--8:43--8:44--8:47--8:49--8:46--
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.8

SSW
0.7

SSW
0.7

W
0.7

WNW
0.7

W
1.4

WNW
1.0

W
0.5

SW
1.6

WNW
1.8

NW
2.3

NW
3.0

NW
2.1

NW
3.0

NNW
2.4

NW
2.5

NW
3.0

NW
0.5

SW
1.7

NW
3.5

NNW
0.4

SSW
2.1

NW
Period (s)1313566771689910109999151091610
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.6

SW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

S
0.4

SW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.9

WNW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.2

S
0.5

SSW
0.4

SW
0.3

S
0.5

SSW
Period (s)18181313131616121917171716161116151814161615
Wind waves (m) & direction
-
0.5

W

-

-

-
1.9

NW

-
3.0

NW
2.3

NW
2.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
3.5

NNW

-

-
4.0

NNW

-
Period (s)-3---7-989-------9--10-

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