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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 (?)
2.5

W
2.1

W
4.0

W
3.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.4

W
2.0

W
1.8

W
2.3

W
2.0

W
1.8

W
1.9

W
2.0

W
2.5

W
2.0

WNW
2.3

W
2.2

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.9

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.4

W
Period(s) (?)13181618171413131212121514131412131212101016
Energy(?)3552431873725324335222231392108315111205125116931699249015641557177666216215967631612
Wind
(km/h)
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0
15
0
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0
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35
Wind State(?)glasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)

3:12AM
2.50

2:52PM
1.65
3:21AM
2.04

2:25PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.50

4:06PM
1.27
3:16AM
1.84


2:47AM
1.65
4:11AM
1.84

3:26AM
1.72
4:49AM
1.53

9:26PM
1.20
5:50AM
1.57

Low Tide
/ height (m)

8:41PM
0.29
8:44AM
0.94

8:48PM
0.40
8:41AM
0.83

7:33PM
0.65
10:24AM
0.51

8:10PM
1.12
10:47AM
0.75


12:22PM
0.62


1:00PM
0.17

12:32AM
1.09

1:46PM
0.06
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
----------------6----3
High °C
15181717181920131519141416814101215167119
Low °C
151517161616151214161212156138101313699
Chill °C (?)
1518171718192013151914141671481115166115
Sunrise
--7:03--7:05--7:13--7:07--6:56--6:56--7:15-
Sunset
5:38--5:23--5:38--5:39--5:40--5:37--5:43--5:36
Swell1 (m) & direction
2.5

W
2.1

W
4.0

W
3.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.4

W
2.0

W
1.8

W
2.3

W
2.0

W
1.8

W
1.9

W
2.0

W
2.5

W
2.0

WNW
2.3

W
2.2

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.5

WNW
1.3

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.6

W
Period (s)13181618171413131212121514131412131211101010
Swell2 (m) & direction
1.5

W
2.1

W
0.3

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0.3

S
0.4

SSW
0.1

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0.1

S
0.2

S
0.2

W
0.3

W
0.7

W
0.8

WNW
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.4

SSW
0.3

SW
1.1

SW
1.0

WNW
0.4

SSW
0.7

W
0.6

WNW
1.4

W
Period (s)17131312141212122019177151516168814121616
Wind waves (m) & direction
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0.6

WNW

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-

-
0.5

NW

-
1.0

NW

-

-

-

-

-
1.9

WNW

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1.5

S
Period (s)------4---3-7-----12--6


List of all animated swell maps

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