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

	Thu		Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thu
	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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 NW	3.5 NNW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.8 WNW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NW	3.0 NNW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	9	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9
Energy(?)	2157	2300	685	650	381	500	770	638	802	1109	1157	1134	828	884	1216	1217	619	808	1659	1059	408	1865
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- off	on	on	cross	cross	cross	glass	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		8:40PM 2.04	10:02AM 1.79		10:48PM 2.51	11:43AM 2.41		12:00AM 2.02	11:34AM 2.07		10:56PM 1.86	11:14AM 1.93		11:40PM 1.76	12:39PM 1.69		2:14AM 1.37		2:38PM 3.35	3:14AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)	3:43PM 0.77	3:33AM 0.32		3:32PM 0.90		5:20AM 0.51	5:00PM 0.45		5:16AM 0.56	5:38PM 0.73		5:02AM 0.64	5:33PM 0.60		6:41AM 0.45		8:22PM 0.20	8:36AM 0.53		8:52PM 0.16	8:38AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	16	20	13	16	17	15	16	17	14	17	21	14	20	19	15	17	16	14	21	14
Low °C	17	14	15	19	11	12	16	14	16	16	11	14	20	12	17	18	14	16	15	11	20	14
Chill °C (?)	16	15	16	20	12	16	17	15	16	16	13	17	21	12	20	19	15	16	15	13	21	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:30	-
Sunset	7:21	-	-	7:08	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 NW	3.5 NNW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.7 NW	1.8 WNW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 SW	1.6 WNW	1.0 NW	1.2 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	9	9	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.1 W	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	14	12	14	17	18	16	16	15	15	19	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	1.9 NNW	-	3.0 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	7	-	9

	Thursday 18				Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sun
	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	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.4 WSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	12	10	12	11	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1311	1056	1222	1097	1404	1217	1505	1221	676	569	684	634	559	552	558	532	227	770	1390	652	654	1246
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				8:40PM 2.04								9:28PM 2.00					12:20PM 1.57				12:26AM 2.37
Low Tide / height (m)		2:47PM 1.03				4:44AM 0.44				4:15PM 0.99				4:05AM 0.40	5:09AM 0.08				6:48PM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	20	19	16	17	14	15	18	17	18	18	18	19	16	16	17	16	14	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	17	19	20	19	16	17	13	15	18	17	18	18	18	19	16	16	17	16	13	13	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.4 WSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	12	11	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 S
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSE	-	0.4 SSW	1.5 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	3	12

	Thursday 18	Friday 19
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Manchester Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cape Mendocino CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	2.0 NW	1.0 W	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1232	853	970	1031	1960	2157	2010	2666	1163	1163	1097	1097	1031	991	202	968	683	846	396	740	720	792
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)				2:47PM 1.03		4:06PM 1.27													5:53AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	20	20	19	17	17	15	15	14	14	19	19	18	18	15	11	14	11	14	11	11	15
Chill °C (?)	18	20	20	19	16	17	15	15	14	14	19	19	18	18	15	10	14	10	14	10	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	3.5 NNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.5 WNW	0.4 SW	1.0 W	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.9 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 S
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	6	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 NW	1.1 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	6	-	-	-

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Massachusetts	New-York

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