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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 (?)
0.5

SW
0.6

SSW
0.4

SW
2.0

WNW
1.9

NW
1.7

WNW
2.5

NW
2.4

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
2.5

NW
1.5

NW
2.0

NW
Period(s) (?)1813167889109101099991091099108
Energy(?)15211691405461379101210378662007932132011379591119199112155989931032398545
Wind
(km/h)
0
15
15
10
15
20
10
15
25
5
10
5
0
10
5
5
5
5
0
10
5
5
Wind State(?)glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

12:28PM
1.23

8:36PM
1.80
10:28AM
1.09

9:39PM
2.06
11:31AM
1.23

10:52PM
1.80
1:12PM
1.14

11:42PM
2.13

2:49PM
1.42
2:18AM
1.65

2:33PM
1.71
2:01AM
1.55

3:07PM
1.80
2:18AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.13

3:56PM
1.05
4:06AM
-0.20

3:21PM
0.75
4:59AM
-0.29

5:49PM
0.88

6:23AM
-0.27
5:49PM
0.93

9:02AM
-0.23
7:28PM
0.81
9:03PM
0.78
7:40AM
0.29
7:42PM
1.14
8:34PM
0.80
8:14AM
0.42

8:53PM
1.05
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
14222320151416192314161515182314181515132013
Low °C
12192219121313181912141515162312161414121911
Chill °C (?)
14222320141316192313161515182313181515122013
Sunrise
-5:48--5:56--5:58--5:58--5:54--5:56--6:00--
Sunset
--7:59--8:36--8:45--8:47--8:50--8:44--8:24-
Swell1 (m) & direction
0.6

S
0.7

W
0.7

W
1.4

WNW
1.6

WNW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
2.2

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
0.4

SW
1.8

NW
2.5

NW
2.3

NW
1.5

NW
1.5

WNW
Period (s)13667816199161710999915151099108
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.5

WNW
0.6

SSW
0.5

SW
0.4

SW
0.4

SW
0.3

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
0.4

SSW
0.6

S
0.6

SSW
Period (s)8131316161212161212161616161518161316201919
Wind waves (m) & direction
-

-
0.9

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.9

NW
1.7

WNW
2.5

NW
2.4

NW
2.3

NW
3.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-
3.5

NNW
3.0

NW

-

-
2.5

NW

-
2.0

NW
Period (s)--6788910910-----109--9-8

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