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

	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thu
	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	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Port Orford Oregon South	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	La Push Washington	Agate Beach Oregon South	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.9 NW	0.4 SSW	0.9 NW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.4 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	10	14	9	14	8	15	16	15	15	14	12	13	12	11	21	19	18	15	16	12
Energy	500	497	885	571	790	235	343	474	679	246	471	281	602	472	271	384	724	828	1031	1449	506	93
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross- off	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		7:19PM 1.76					6:38AM 1.42		8:31PM 1.51	8:39AM 1.77		9:51PM 2.02	6:49AM 1.73	7:17PM 1.96	8:48PM 1.99	11:16AM 1.90		11:21PM 2.35	12:09PM 1.91		12:42AM 2.95	8:49AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	12:03PM -0.14		12:37AM 1.05	11:42AM -0.09		12:32AM 1.20	1:28PM -0.05		2:16AM 0.63			4:08AM 0.47	12:56PM 0.57		3:14AM 0.66	5:12AM 0.24	5:03PM 0.38		5:55AM 0.04	5:42PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
High °C	16	14	9	17	17	11	17	13	11	13	14	14	12	15	13	10	12	10	15	15	15	30
Low °C	12	13	5	16	16	11	16	12	10	12	13	11	10	15	12	9	11	9	13	15	14	28
Chill °C (?)	16	12	7	16	16	8	16	12	11	12	14	13	10	13	12	10	10	8	14	14	14	30
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:18	-	-	5:47
Sunset	-	8:01	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:01	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:43	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 NW	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	8	13	10	14	11	11	13	9	8	8	15	14	9	13	12	8	11	8	18	15	16	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.6 S	1.0 WNW	0.7 S	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.4 S	1.1 WNW	0.3 SW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 NW	0.7 WNW	0.5 S
Period (s)	14	16	12	13	16	14	12	15	16	15	8	12	12	16	5	11	21	11	11	6	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 NW	-	1.1 NW	1.9 NW	1.0 WNW	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	0.9 NW	0.9 NW	-	1.2 NW	-	1.1 NW	-	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	6	-	7	9	6	8	-	-	-	-	5	-	8	5	-	9	-	8	-	5	7

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	2.3 NW	0.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 NW	1.7 NNW	2.2 NNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.1 NW	1.9 NNW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW
Period(s)	14	10	11	14	13	13	13	7	10	10	13	9	14	14	9	9	9	9	14	11	16	12
Energy	1343	1262	1825	502	702	1022	1003	1104	1011	1240	1036	724	542	622	614	772	637	602	578	356	327	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State	-	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		4:58AM 2.17	5:05AM 2.30				6:56PM 1.25								7:11PM 1.73	8:40PM 1.92			7:46AM 1.99
Low Tide / height (m)				10:32AM -0.16	12:14PM -0.11				11:27PM 0.94									2:07AM 0.93
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	9	16	14	19	11	10	8	9	15	12	17	17	12	10	10	9	10	11	13	17
Chill °C (?)	8	9	9	16	13	19	11	9	6	9	15	11	16	16	10	8	9	8	10	9	13	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NW	1.9 NW	2.3 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 S	1.2 WNW	1.5 NW	1.1 NW	2.2 NNW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	14	10	11	8	13	16	13	7	9	10	13	9	14	14	12	15	9	9	9	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 S	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 S
Period (s)	7	13	13	14	16	11	16	12	12	12	15	11	13	13	14	11	14	14	14	15	16	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NNW	-	1.6 NW	-	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.9 NNW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.9 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	7	7	10	-	7	-	7	9	9	9	-	-	-	5	-	8

	Thursday 23
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	No Pass CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	2.3 NW	1.1 W	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 S	2.1 NW	0.7 S	0.8 S	1.6 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	0.8 S
Period(s)	14	13	11	8	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	11	15	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	14
Energy	1005	1162	1844	468	473	443	1207	1262	811	951	712	1461	538	637	1364	1385	1368	1277	1202	694	397	663
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- on	off	off	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																						8:41PM 1.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	9	11	12	11	8	8	8	8	18	9	17	17	16	11	10	10	10	11	10	17
Chill °C (?)	9	9	8	10	11	10	7	7	6	6	18	8	16	16	15	10	8	8	8	8	9	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	8:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NW	1.7 NW	2.3 NW	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	2.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.8 S	1.6 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	2.1 NW	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	0.8 S
Period (s)	14	10	11	8	8	8	14	14	13	9	8	11	11	15	14	11	10	10	10	13	12	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.7 S	0.9 NW	0.8 S	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.3 W	0.6 NW
Period (s)	8	13	13	14	14	14	7	17	17	13	14	13	15	11	16	12	12	12	12	16	16	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	0.8 NW	-	-	-	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	-	1.3 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	7

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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