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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 (?)
1.7

W
1.3

W
1.1

W
0.9

NW
1.4

WNW
1.6

SSW
2.1

SSW
2.1

SW
4.0

SSW
3.0

SW
1.4

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.4

NW
1.5

WNW
1.9

NW
1.5

W
1.7

WNW
1.3

WNW
3.0

WNW
1.7

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
Period(s) (?)1111101312101191210141291010101199171615
Energy(?)726594674652643968134010994457169993913008147917638287972972330260042884970
Wind
(km/h)
10
15
25
10
10
10
10
25
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25
5
5
10
25
5
20
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20
10
10
0
5
Wind State(?)offoffcrossoffcross-
off
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off
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off
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off
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on
glassoffcross-
off
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on
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High Tide
/ height (m)


11:49PM
2.11
10:26AM
3.08

12:37AM
2.22
11:19AM
3.09

12:36AM
2.28
11:43AM
2.52

2:04AM
2.36


2:27AM
1.89

1:38PM
2.42
3:27AM
2.44

2:44PM
2.40

4:08AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)

4:56PM
-0.47

4:23AM
1.20
5:45PM
-0.57

5:20AM
1.15
5:49PM
-0.19

5:45AM
0.94

7:17PM
-0.52
7:10AM
1.02

7:37PM
-0.45
7:35AM
0.84

8:41PM
-0.17
9:03AM
0.92

9:50PM
0.01
10:04AM
0.87
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
2210--1-1128---15---7118-
High °C
913121413111315111118189136161475866
Low °C
813121312111115101018189134161365645
Chill °C (?)
8121013121011137818188115151342656
Sunrise
7:52--7:41--7:52--7:41--7:41--6:58--8:06--7:54
Sunset
-4:58--4:49--5:04--4:55--5:06--5:07--4:52--
Swell1 (m) & direction
1.7

W
1.3

W
1.1

W
0.9

NW
1.4

WNW
1.6

SSW
2.1

SSW
0.7

WNW
0.6

NW
3.0

SW
1.4

WNW
1.6

WNW
1.4

NW
1.5

WNW
1.9

NW
1.5

W
1.7

WNW
1.3

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.3

NW
3.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
Period (s)11111013121011121010141291010101199101615
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.2

WNW
1.1

SSW
0.7

WNW
0.8

W
0.5

SSW
1.2

NW
1.0

NW
0.6

W
0.3

WNW
0.5

NW
1.0

W
0.9

WNW
1.2

SW
0.9

WSW
0.6

SSW
1.2

WNW
0.9

SSW
0.2

WNW
1.2

W
1.7

WNW
0.2

SSW

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Period (s)158101071211121610101687812721181714-
Wind waves (m) & direction
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-
1.5

SW
1.4

S

-

-
0.4

ESE
2.1

SW
4.0

SSW
0.3

SE

-

-
0.3

ESE
1.7

S

-
0.2

SSE

-

-

-

-

-

-
Period (s)--77--39123--36-8------


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