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

	Mon		Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	La Push Washington
Rating	4	4	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW	2.3 NW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	12	10	13	11	12	12	11	11	10	8	9	9	21	20	19	18	18	18	16	11
Energy(?)	794	2696	760	1526	1648	896	2050	1591	961	1258	930	968	582	979	629	1136	1212	1450	1874	1165	1331	1765
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:19AM 1.74			3:50AM 1.43	5:40AM 2.03		9:39PM 4:57AM 1.15 1.41			9:47PM 1.17	6:09AM 1.42		10:00PM 1.19	8:32AM 2.30		9:10PM 0.23	8:32AM 1.49		9:46PM 1.16	8:30AM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)	2:51PM 0.17		11:17AM 0.67			1:20PM 0.40		12:07AM 1.10	12:31PM 0.64		1:16AM 1.03	2:00PM 0.09		2:14AM 0.89		3:53PM 0.59	1:30AM -0.03		3:16PM -0.12	2:55AM 0.54		3:50PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	17	12	17	14	7	18	18	18	14	23	13	19	22	16	27	27	24	26	27	19	27	8
Low °C	16	10	16	14	6	13	18	16	8	22	9	15	21	15	24	27	23	24	26	18	24	7
Chill °C (?)	17	12	16	12	4	18	18	18	14	23	11	19	22	15	27	27	24	26	27	19	27	5
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-
Sunset	7:08	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:23
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 S	2.2 WNW	0.6 S	0.4 S	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 S	1.8 NW	1.5 NW	0.8 S	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	10	21	22	13	11	19	12	11	18	10	9	16	15	13	20	19	18	18	18	16	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.6 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.7 S	0.2 WNW	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.4 SW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SW	0.2 WNW	1.0 NW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	11	6	11	14	20	18	19	18	15	18	16	14	13	21	13	12	12	14	9	13	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.1 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	1.8 NW	1.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW	2.3 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	0.8 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	12	10	-	-	12	-	-	11	5	8	9	9	4	4	4	4	4	-	4	4

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Fort. Ebey Washington	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 W	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.7 S	0.7 S	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	10	10	10	10	12	10	10	21	21	10	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	1186	1042	1300	981	2696	2035	2444	2463	647	724	2826	2253	3711	4643	1410	1226	2212	2318	2658	1249	3733	1426
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			5:09PM 1.31			4:50AM 2.12								4:46AM 1.49	5:05AM 2.25					9:32PM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)								10:46AM 0.29									12:07PM -0.72			10:38PM 0.95
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	4	16	12	10	10	6	9	12	17	17	13	11	12	7	6	11	23	22	19	17	18	18
Chill °C (?)	4	16	10	9	10	5	9	12	16	16	12	11	11	5	5	11	23	22	19	17	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 W	2.3 NW	2.5 NW	0.2 S	2.2 WNW	2.5 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.7 S	1.1 NW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	12	10	10	11	10	12	10	10	21	11	10	10	10	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 WSW	0.7 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	-	15	11	16	11	-	11	11	6	21	22	22	21	22	18	18	20	19	19	19	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 ESE	-	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.8 NW	-	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	-	2.3 NW	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	10	10	-	10	10	9	-	10	10	10	13	-	-	12	12	13	-	13	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Fort. Ebey Washington	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 W	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	1.2 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	13	13	10	10	10	9	13	13	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1207	755	2779	762	794	1477	863	889	275	275	981	981	881	1681	1186	1562	550	550	658	1850	1051	1527
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	5	17	15	17	18	8	15	13	16	16	11	10	11	7	6	6	11	10	10	10	10	12
Chill °C (?)	3	16	14	17	18	5	15	13	14	14	11	9	10	3	2	3	11	9	8	8	8	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 W	1.9 NW	2.5 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.2 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	2.1 NW	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.6 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.3 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	12	10	10	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	11	11	10	14	13	13	10	10	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.0 NW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSE	0.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	-	11	15	16	16	14	16	16	11	11	16	16	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	14	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 ESE	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 NW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	3.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	-	-	-	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	-	3	10	10	10	11	10	10	6	6	10	10	-	9	8	8	-	-	-	10	10	10

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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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