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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 (?)
1.1

WNW
1.1

WNW
1.8

W
2.1

W
2.0

WNW
1.1

WSW
0.8

WNW
1.7

W
2.0

WNW
1.9

W
2.3

W
1.9

W
2.1

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.8

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.1

WNW
0.9

WNW
3.0

W
1.6

WNW
1.6

W
Period(s) (?)13161413131122181816161615141513141313121211
Energy(?)56774514141600138662812522162276320512827184718551864153473895952849029437821002
Wind
(km/h)
5
5
5
5
20
5
5
10
5
10
15
10
5
15
5
0
10
15
15
20
10
0
Wind State(?)glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offglasscrossoffcross-
off
oncross-
off
glasscross-
off
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on
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cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)

5:22PM
1.08
7:16PM
1.83
7:41AM
2.32


6:38AM
1.73

8:10PM
1.15
7:16AM
1.87

9:38PM
1.36
8:26AM
2.08

9:56PM
1.59
8:32AM
2.50

12:43AM
2.21
9:19AM
2.51

1:17AM
1.75
11:49AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.97

1:12AM
0.56

2:37PM
0.45
11:56PM
0.50

1:28PM
0.00
12:47AM
0.65

2:59PM
-0.20
2:28AM
0.78

3:13PM
-0.04
2:14AM
1.13

5:55PM
-0.64


4:54PM
-0.19

5:49AM
0.98
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
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High °C
111613141581691514121115161716181722101310
Low °C
91411121361681513121013141615171620101110
Chill °C (?)
11161314147167151410101515171618172271310
Sunrise
7:26--7:07--6:58--7:07--7:03--7:01--6:11--7:28
Sunset
-4:52--4:52--4:37--4:51--4:52--4:42--4:16--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.1

WNW
1.1

WNW
1.8

W
2.1

W
2.0

WNW
1.1

WSW
1.6

WNW
1.7

W
2.0

WNW
1.9

W
2.3

W
1.9

W
2.1

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.8

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.1

WNW
0.9

WNW

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1.6

WNW
1.6

W
Period (s)13161413131111181816161615141513141313-1211
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.5

W
0.4

SSW
0.4

SSW
0.5

SSW
0.5

S
0.6

WNW
0.8

WNW
0.9

W
1.0

WNW
0.6

WNW
0.4

SSW
0.3

SSW
0.2

S
0.3

S
0.4

SW
1.1

NW
0.4

SW
0.7

WNW
0.7

SSW

-
0.4

NW
1.2

WNW
Period (s)171515141311221011101211111114914815-1412
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-

-

-
0.9

NW

-

-

-

-

-
0.8

NW
1.0

WNW

-
1.5

NW

-

-

-

-

-
3.0

W

-

-
Period (s)----4-----87-9-----12--


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