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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 (?)
4.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.0

W
3.0

WNW
5.0

WNW
5.0

NW
4.0

WNW
4.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
1.8

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
Period(s) (?)1514141413151614121113141414131413111081010
Energy(?)742342673418312226432317249918165821395200439459584926061015179343284260758910851047
Wind
(km/h)
25
5
10
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20
5
35
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20
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0
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20
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5
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Wind State(?)crossglasscross-
off
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cross-
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cross-
off
crosscross-
off
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off
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High Tide
/ height (m)

9:29PM
1.49
9:17AM
2.08

11:47PM
1.99
10:30AM
2.56

12:13AM
2.10
11:12AM
2.61

12:39AM
2.22
11:52AM
2.62

1:05AM
2.33
12:05PM
2.13

12:45AM
2.45
12:31PM
2.49

1:13AM
2.54
11:56AM
1.75

Low Tide
/ height (m)

1:30AM
1.24

4:31PM
-0.09

4:38AM
1.13
5:33PM
-0.10

5:18AM
1.00
6:04PM
-0.13

5:59AM
0.85
6:35PM
-0.11

6:11AM
0.62
5:44PM
-0.04

6:35AM
0.94
6:51PM
0.56

6:01AM
0.75
5:45PM
0.18
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Summary
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Rain (mm)
7-17913142822-142-2---12-
High °C
9887111013116636747109108599
Low °C
77861191110442552510876498
Chill °C (?)
6765981010233240687106378
Sunrise
--7:18--7:11--7:22--7:20--7:07--6:56--7:07-
Sunset
5:40--5:43--5:47--5:44--5:52--5:51--5:54--5:53
Swell1 (m) & direction
4.0

WNW
3.5

WNW
3.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.1

WNW
2.0

WNW
1.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
2.0

W
3.0

WNW
5.0

WNW
5.0

NW
4.0

WNW
4.0

WNW
3.0

WNW
1.8

WNW
1.7

WNW
2.0

WNW
2.4

WNW
2.3

WNW
Period (s)1514141413151614121113141414131413111081010
Swell2 (m) & direction
0.4

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
0.3

SW
1.4

WNW
0.9

SSW
0.1

SW
1.1

SW
0.2

SSW
0.3

SSW
1.3

W
0.1

SW
0.2

SSW
0.2

SSW
0.2

SSW
0.4

SW
0.2

SSW
0.2

SSW
0.3

WNW
0.3

SW
0.4

SW
0.2

W
Period (s)16161515167167137151514131315121212141515
Wind waves (m) & direction
1.1

SW

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-

-
1.2

S

-
2.3

S
1.0

S
0.4

SSE

-

-
0.4

SSE

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-
Period (s)5---5-763--4----------


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