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

	Thu		Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thu
	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	Agate Beach Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Ollas Altas Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	2.3 WNW	2.4 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 S	1.4 SSW	2.5 SSE	2.2 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	10	11	9	10	10	9	18	15	16	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1983	1194	301	1504	1582	1165	644	725	457	382	1086	2349	1753	2539	3324	3720	1596	2661	3669	532	491	2017
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		8:34PM 1.94	10:52AM 2.07		10:12PM 2.26	11:20AM 2.24		11:06PM 2.36	11:16AM 2.18	7:31PM 1.67	11:48PM 2.28	10:44AM 2.23		11:39PM 1.67	10:38AM 2.19		11:50PM 1.41	11:12AM 2.26		12:38AM 1.69	11:41AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)	2:46PM 1.01	3:37AM 0.13		4:22PM 0.89	4:49AM 0.12		5:08PM 0.62						5:15PM 0.12			6:00PM -0.05			5:56PM -0.23		5:26AM 0.62	7:46PM -0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	1	1	-
High °C	17	14	31	17	16	22	20	15	16	29	28	30	30	28	29	30	23	27	28	13	13	29
Low °C	16	12	29	16	13	16	19	13	12	29	26	28	28	27	27	30	20	22	28	12	11	29
Chill °C (?)	17	14	31	16	15	22	20	15	16	29	28	30	30	28	29	30	23	27	28	13	12	29
Sunrise	-	-	6:11	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:31	-	-	7:20	-
Sunset	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:49	-	-	6:15	-	-	5:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.9 WNW	1.3 NW	0.9 SSE	1.4 SSW	2.5 SSE	2.2 S	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSE	2.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	10	16	9	10	11	9	8	9	16	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.5 S
Period (s)	13	12	10	12	15	15	15	13	18	15	8	14	9	16	-	-	6	6	13	15	15	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.3 WNW	2.4 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	9	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-

	Thursday 02				Friday 03								Saturday 04								Sun
	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	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Port Orford Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WNW	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Energy(?)	1786	2312	1541	1597	1194	1026	1017	972	747	256	621	1155	1582	1080	1428	1103	871	592	927	1326	1163	1387
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	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
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				9:12PM 2.15				10:52AM 2.07				8:29PM 2.00				9:57AM 1.55				8:51PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)		2:56PM 1.13				4:08AM 0.16								3:28AM 0.08				2:56PM 0.87				4:05AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	15	17	30	15	13	13	11	16	17	20	23	17	16	16	12
Chill °C (?)	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	15	16	30	15	12	12	11	16	17	20	23	17	16	16	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 NW	0.8 SSW	1.2 NW	1.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW	2.0 NW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	9	8	9	10	10	8	9	11	9	9	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.0 W	0.6 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	18	12	12	16	16	10	9	10	10	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	18	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	2.2 NW	2.4 NW	1.8 NW	2.0 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8

	Thursday 02												Friday 03
	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	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Port Orford Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Goat Rock CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.2 S	2.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	2049	3102	2530	2262	2075	1983	1838	1685	1844	401	1655	607	1308	1741	1389	1269	548	818	536	1357	664	1136
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					3:31PM 1.12											2:49AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	14	13	28	14	13	14	13	16	13	15	15	14	15	15	13
Chill °C (?)	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	14	12	28	14	12	12	13	15	11	15	14	13	14	15	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.2 S	2.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	2.0 NW	1.4 WNW	2.1 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	6	18	12	12	18	12	12	12	12	12	18	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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