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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
Rating
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.7

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.0

WNW
1.1

W
1.4

WNW
0.9

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.4

W
1.4

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.7

WNW
0.8

WNW
0.7

NW
0.8

WNW
Period(s) (?)15161514151312141316131414141514121412151513
Energy(?)94910701326934863731100379669810788921542740945744600283455270304336347
Wind
(km/h)
5
5
10
5
15
5
0
15
10
5
10
10
10
5
10
10
5
15
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Wind State(?)cross-
off
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on
glassglasscross-
on
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off
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off
offglasscross-
off
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off
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off
cross-
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off
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off
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off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
1.86

2:20AM
2.29

1:23PM
2.54
2:50AM
2.37


1:28AM
1.78


2:06AM
1.44

1:23PM
0.22
2:39AM
1.63

1:10PM
1.23

5:18AM
2.63
5:26PM
1.27

5:01AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)


7:37PM
-0.13
7:30AM
0.90

8:09PM
-0.03
8:26AM
0.90
6:43PM
0.46

8:22AM
0.62
6:58PM
0.18
7:17PM
0.21
7:42AM
0.95

7:26PM
0.44
9:25AM
0.38
6:33PM
0.85
10:34PM
0.84
12:36PM
0.34

10:25PM
0.88
12:46PM
0.03
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
---------------------1
High °C
111816161614121059141211161616172017131513
Low °C
81715161613129451395151516161717131312
Chill °C (?)
11181616151412838131110161616172017101512
Sunrise
7:46--7:07--7:30--7:43--7:43--6:54--7:13--7:39
Sunset
-5:20--5:09--5:21--5:23--5:24--5:24--5:20--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.3

WNW
1.2

W
1.7

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.4

WNW
1.0

WNW
1.1

W
1.4

WNW
1.4

NW
2.3

NNW
1.4

W
1.4

WNW
1.2

WNW
1.2

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.7

WNW
0.8

WNW
0.7

NW
0.9

SSW
Period (s)15111514151312141316981414151412141215157
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.8

SW
1.2

WNW
0.2

SSW
0.7

W
0.9

WNW
0.3

WNW
0.9

WNW
0.7

W
0.9

NW
0.8

NW
0.9

WNW
1.4

WNW
0.4

NNW
1.1

NW
0.9

WNW
0.8

NW
0.2

SSW
0.6

NW
0.5

NW
0.5

W
0.6

WNW
0.8

WNW
Period (s)91614101151611661314598815816101113
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-

-

-
1.4

NW

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
0.6

SW

-

-
Period (s)-------7-----------5--


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