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

	Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Ocean Beach CAL - Marin County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period(s)	14	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	7	7	7	18	9	8	9	11	16	15	15	12	12
Energy	514	575	772	613	959	648	454	511	455	166	749	609	573	598	1586	761	667	672	620	607	716	661
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross	off	glass	on
High Tide / height (m)		3:55PM 2.02	2:33AM 1.51	12:54PM 1.22	4:44PM 1.47	1:25AM 1.84		6:26PM 1.65	4:30AM 1.94		6:51PM 0.89	4:45AM 1.57		7:56PM 2.62	8:17PM 1.66	6:50AM 1.74		8:04PM 2.20	7:22AM 1.44		8:20PM 1.46	9:24AM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)			9:24PM 0.92	6:08AM 0.51	7:19PM 1.43		9:38AM 0.47		10:54PM 1.18	12:04PM 0.94		11:23PM 1.07	11:47AM 0.05		1:57AM 0.88	1:46PM 0.21		1:59AM 1.41	1:50PM 0.24		2:22AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	10	11	13	11	12	20	10	22	21	12	16	21	12	19	22	19	30	32	20	21
Low °C	16	16	10	10	12	10	11	18	9	19	20	11	12	20	12	16	21	18	27	28	18	20
Chill °C (?)	16	15	10	10	12	10	12	20	8	22	21	10	16	21	10	19	22	19	30	32	20	21
Sunrise	5:58	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:39	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	7:58	-	-	8:27	-	-	7:55	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	6:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 W	0.5 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 NW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	14	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	7	17	18	10	16	8	9	11	7	15	15	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	1.0 NNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	15	15	17	16	8	7	7	14	8	9	13	16	14	14	13	13	18	10	12	12	16	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	-	-	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.8 NW	1.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	-	1.2 WNW	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	7	7	6	9	8	-	8	-	-	5	-	-

	Tuesday 05						Wednesday 06								Thursday 07
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	0.6 SW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	13	12	12	14	12	12	12	14	14	12	15	12	13	9	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Energy	568	584	529	652	543	602	577	548	778	1045	308	533	785	2741	1003	799	818	651	411	446	592	566
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	low	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)							12:43AM 1.92	2:57AM 2.16				4:41PM 1.43				3:39AM 2.06					5:54PM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)	7:23AM -0.09	8:55AM 0.42		3:44PM 1.08	6:33PM 1.38					10:26AM 0.71				10:14PM 1.82				10:29AM 0.59				10:54PM 1.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	13	13	17	14	13	13	9	10	10	14	11	10	10	9	8	8	14	11	10	10	8
Chill °C (?)	12	13	12	16	13	12	12	9	10	10	13	9	8	10	7	6	7	14	10	8	10	8
Sunrise	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 NW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 W	0.6 SW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	14	12	12	12	11	14	8	15	12	13	9	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.5 NNW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SW	1.5 W	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	1.4 W	0.6 SW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.0 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 NNW
Period (s)	16	8	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	11	7	14	11	16	8	8	7	7	14	14	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.6 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	5	3	4	4	-	-	-	5	-	7	9	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	-

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	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 WNW
Period(s)	13	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	11
Energy	533	581	616	540	800	806	789	546	538	342	425	482	652	475	433	425	371	397	271	268	425	380
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																					1:44AM 1.55	2:57AM 2.16
Low Tide / height (m)																	9:09PM 1.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	13	17	15	15	15	14	14	11	14	11	12	10	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	9
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	16	14	14	14	13	13	10	13	9	10	10	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	9
Sunrise	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	1.2 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	15	13	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.6 NNW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 W	0.5 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNW	0.6 NNW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 W
Period (s)	14	8	17	15	14	14	15	8	8	16	15	17	14	15	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 WNW	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	3	3	3	-	-	5	3	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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