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

	Tue		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 W	3.0 WSW	1.3 W	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 W	1.1 NW	1.2 W	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 SW	1.1 NW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	10	12	12	10	11	11	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	11	11	18	10	18
Energy(?)	1737	4241	772	1154	522	653	891	546	774	574	797	505	1508	1838	1252	1200	1513	1345	1138	545	577	459
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:14AM 2.56	12:33PM 2.30		1:14AM 2.45	1:20PM 2.27		2:04AM 3.63			2:06AM 2.54		3:18PM 2.04	2:59AM 2.56		3:54PM 1.91	1:22AM 2.15		4:58PM 1.75	4:18AM 2.57		6:31PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)	7:39PM 1.11		6:32AM 0.39	6:49PM 0.09		7:14AM 0.17	7:50PM 0.74		8:25AM 0.47	6:37PM 0.30		8:50AM -0.14		9:07PM 0.48	10:07AM -0.16			10:25AM -0.19		10:04PM 0.93	11:39AM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	heavy rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	10	20	15	14	17	16	20	16	27	19	18	16	12	14	9	6	13	18	23	13	22
Low °C	12	10	16	13	14	15	16	15	15	26	16	16	15	10	11	8	3	10	17	22	12	20
Chill °C (?)	13	9	20	14	14	17	15	20	16	27	19	18	15	9	14	6	2	13	18	23	13	22
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	7:23	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:17
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 W	2.5 WSW	1.3 W	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 W	1.1 NW	0.6 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	2.4 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 NW	0.7 NW	0.9 SW	1.1 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	11	16	8	8	14	14	10	11	12	11	13	18	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	0.8 NW	1.0 W	0.4 NW	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	17	17	15	11	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	21	22	14	14	14	13	19	13	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	1.0 NW	1.2 W	1.6 NW	-	3.0 WNW	3.0 NW	-	0.5 NNW	1.0 NNW	-	1.8 NW	-	-	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	5	6	11	8	-	9	10	-	3	5	-	11	-	-	4

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	1.9 W	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 WSW	1.2 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 NW	0.7 W	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	12	10	10	11
Energy(?)	1699	1543	1314	1219	1456	1053	1745	1460	1389	663	570	819	1096	1024	1020	653	292	723	738	804	850	676
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:58PM 2.66				12:47AM 2.30				1:08PM 3.39				1:23AM 2.31				11:17AM 1.88				1:43AM 2.57
Low Tide / height (m)			6:15PM 0.04				7:04AM 0.93				6:49PM 0.09				7:49AM 0.15				7:22PM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	5	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	18	14	12	13	13	13	17	27	17	16	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	7	8	18	14	11	12	12	12	17	27	17	16	13	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	1.9 W	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 WSW	1.2 W	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 W	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 S	1.2 WSW	1.1 W	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	13	10	10	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 S	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-

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	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.3 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	0.9 SSW	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1711	1711	1296	1296	1752	1296	2423	2386	2252	1023	1200	1587	1813	1813	1838	1053	543	1053	950	1336	1224	1224
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		12:58PM 2.66												12:56AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)								6:46PM 0.64												6:39AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	16	15	13	13	9	9	10	16	10	11	12	12	12	10	24	10	10	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	10	10	16	15	12	13	8	8	9	16	10	10	11	10	10	9	24	9	9	8	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.4 W	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.3 W	2.0 W	2.3 W	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	0.9 SSW	1.9 W	1.8 W	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alaska United States	Oregon
British-Columbia	Washington

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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