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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 (?)
0.7

SSW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
2.0

WNW
1.9

NW
2.0

NW
2.5

NW
3.0

NW
2.3

NW
3.5

NW
2.2

NW
3.0

NNW
2.5

NW
2.4

NW
2.5

NW
3.5

NNW
3.0

NW
1.8

NW
2.5

NW
1.8

NW
1.6

NW
Period(s) (?)141816167889991010999910910999
Energy(?)2011521739140546151910121274866200793213201137959111919911312598993526418
Wind
(km/h)
5
5
5
15
10
15
25
10
15
20
5
10
5
5
5
5
5
10
5
5
10
5
Wind State(?)glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

9:03PM
2.15
8:52AM
1.20

8:36PM
1.80
10:28AM
1.09


11:31AM
1.23

12:00AM
1.90
1:12PM
1.14

11:45PM
1.66
1:03PM
0.31
3:40PM
1.42
1:27AM
1.75

3:16PM
1.49
1:17AM
1.85

3:07PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.42
4:44AM
0.19
1:15PM
0.88
3:56PM
1.05
4:06AM
-0.20

3:00PM
0.69
3:11AM
0.06

3:59PM
0.73

6:23AM
-0.27
5:24PM
0.82

6:22AM
-1.04


7:40AM
0.29


8:52AM
0.00

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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
18202922201522161522151615161823141914141616
Low °C
17192822181222121318121315151623121614131315
Chill °C (?)
18202922201422161422141614161823141914141616
Sunrise
--5:39--5:56--5:56--5:58--5:54--5:56--6:01-
Sunset
8:27--7:59--8:27--8:45--8:47--8:50--8:44--8:38
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.8

WNW
0.7

W
0.6

SSW
0.7

W
1.4

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.7

WNW
0.4

SW
2.5

NW
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
2.2

NW
3.0

NNW
2.5

NW
2.4

NW
2.5

NW
0.5

SW
3.0

NW
1.8

NW
2.5

NW
1.8

NW
0.6

SSW
Period (s)851667881991617109999159109915
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.7

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.5

SSW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SSW
0.3

SSW
0.5

SW
0.2

S
0.2

S
0.6

SSW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.2

S
0.4

SW
0.4

SSW
0.4

SW
0.5

SSW
0.4

SSW
Period (s)14131213161619121712121616161615181613161520
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-
0.9

NW
0.9

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.9

NW
2.0

NW
2.5

NW
3.0

NW
2.3

NW
3.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-
3.5

NNW

-

-

-

-
1.6

NW
Period (s)--4678899910-----10----9

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