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

	Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Port Orford Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Port Orford Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South
Rating	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W	2.1 NNW	2.3 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.6 NNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s)	15	14	8	10	10	13	14	9	9	15	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	20	18	16
Energy	474	723	476	1452	1383	472	574	784	718	231	650	625	575	752	736	654	623	272	374	675	1181	1465
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	off	cross	on	glass	glass	glass	off	cross	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:19PM 1.29	4:06AM 1.46		6:23PM 1.64	4:21AM 1.40	5:50AM 1.96		8:24PM 1.84	5:47AM 1.31		9:01PM 1.90	7:57AM 1.36		10:13PM 2.16	9:50AM 1.74		10:35PM 1.59	7:34AM 1.74	7:38PM 2.07	10:14PM 1.67	12:09PM 1.91
Low Tide / height (m)			10:51PM 0.87	11:17AM -0.15		10:45PM 0.86	1:08PM -0.02		1:58AM 0.91	12:43PM -0.03	2:23PM -0.01	2:52AM 0.80		3:34PM 0.13	4:23AM 0.47		4:21PM 0.25		1:22PM 0.63		4:38AM 0.04	5:55AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	14	11	11	11	17	16	10	13	15	11	12	12	11	12	12	14	13	12	11	14
Low °C	10	12	10	9	11	11	16	15	9	12	14	9	10	12	10	11	12	12	10	12	8	10
Chill °C (?)	14	10	14	9	10	8	16	15	9	12	14	10	12	11	11	12	12	14	12	10	8	12
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:15
Sunset	-	8:02	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W	2.1 NNW	2.3 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 S	0.6 WNW	1.6 NNW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	7	14	8	10	10	13	13	11	9	10	16	8	8	13	12	12	12	12	8	8	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.7 NW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.1 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 S	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	10	9	14	13	12	16	14	16	15	15	12	16	14	8	14	15	12	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	1.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 NNW	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	9	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8

	Wednesday 22						Thursday 23								Friday 24
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Port Orford Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.2 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	0.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.8 NW
Period(s)	16	7	9	9	10	10	14	10	10	14	13	11	13	10	10	10	10	8	14	14	9	9
Energy	645	318	721	754	1109	1164	1343	1306	1370	505	702	1464	1003	1043	1008	1063	978	605	567	618	553	676
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)					5:19PM 1.56			4:58AM 2.17					6:56PM 1.25				6:22AM 2.12				7:51PM 1.33	8:40PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 0.39	9:54AM -0.25				8:51PM 0.90				10:32AM -0.16	12:14PM -0.11				12:37AM 1.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	15	14	14	13	12	9	10	9	15	14	11	11	7	6	8	7	12	18	18	9	11
Chill °C (?)	24	15	14	13	12	10	8	10	9	15	13	8	11	7	5	8	6	10	17	17	9	10
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	8:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.2 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NNW	2.1 NW	1.1 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.2 NW	1.8 NW
Period (s)	16	7	9	9	10	10	14	10	10	8	13	12	13	10	10	10	10	7	14	14	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 S	0.6 SW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	5	11	15	14	15	17	7	13	13	14	16	11	16	12	12	12	16	12	13	13	11	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NNW	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	11	7	-	-	-	-	8	7	9	-	-

	Wednesday 22																		Thursday 23
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Bill's Bowls CAL - Sonoma	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Port Orford Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	0.8 W	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW
Period(s)	16	15	10	15	10	10	14	14	14	7	9	14	14	11	11	14	11	14	12	12	14	11
Energy	575	242	398	469	659	627	704	778	778	315	596	951	663	1769	1576	834	1732	645	729	722	1092	1872
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross	on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													5:48PM 1.19	6:26PM 1.80						12:47AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)					9:50AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	10	10	11	14	14	12	12	11	14	14	12	12	10	9	11	9	13	16	16	9	9
Chill °C (?)	22	8	9	10	14	13	10	10	8	13	14	11	10	8	6	10	7	12	14	14	8	8
Sunrise	5:52	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.1 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	1.3 W	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW
Period (s)	16	6	6	6	10	10	14	9	9	7	9	14	14	11	11	14	11	8	12	12	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 NW	0.6 S	1.0 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	1.3 WNW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 NW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	15	10	10	16	18	8	14	14	10	15	8	7	13	13	9	13	14	16	15	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	-	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-

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