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

	Fri		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Fri
	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	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Fort. Ebey Washington	Port Orford Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Port Orford Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Florence-South Jetty Oregon South	Mckee's Creek CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Linda Mar CAL - San Mateo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.7 NW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	1.1 W	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	1.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	1.3 WNW	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period(s)	9	9	15	15	14	14	15	14	12	12	12	15	11	18	17	15	16	10	8	9	10	10
Energy	790	673	231	508	501	903	526	356	701	504	381	144	533	582	537	977	734	691	1320	1236	778	697
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	6:13PM 1.56	4:38AM 1.66	6:59AM 2.25		9:31PM 2.04	9:07AM 1.92		10:13PM 2.16	6:49AM 1.73		9:44PM 1.61	10:06AM 1.29		11:26PM 2.48	12:17PM 1.80	4:42PM 1.98	11:17PM 2.25	12:24PM 1.78		12:14AM 2.38	11:40AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)		11:15PM 1.22	1:54PM 0.59	2:39PM 0.02	3:23AM 0.72		3:34PM 0.13	4:23AM 0.47	12:56PM 0.57	5:07PM 1.51	3:55AM 0.19		3:39PM 0.27		6:22AM 0.02			6:03AM -0.06	4:47PM 0.51		5:08AM 0.31	4:26PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	12	13	13	14	13	14	12	12	13	11	28	11	9	12	12	13	16	13	12	15	16
Low °C	16	8	11	13	9	10	14	10	8	12	9	26	11	7	9	12	12	12	13	12	12	16
Chill °C (?)	16	10	12	12	13	12	13	10	11	11	9	28	9	6	11	10	12	16	11	10	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	5:48	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-
Sunset	8:10	-	-	8:01	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:51
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	1.7 NW	0.6 W	1.1 NW	1.1 W	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.2 NNW	1.0 NW	1.3 WNW	0.8 NW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	11	9	10	9	14	9	15	14	9	12	6	7	11	8	8	15	16	10	13	9	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.1 SW	1.2 WNW	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.4 S	0.8 WNW	0.5 S	0.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	16	14	15	15	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	15	20	11	10	10	11	14	14	13	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	1.1 NW	1.2 NW	-	1.3 NW	-	-	1.0 NNW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	2.5 NW	-	-	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	9	6	-	8	-	-	5	6	8	8	-	-	10

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	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	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	La Push Washington	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Fort. Ebey Washington	Port Orford Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.9 NNW	1.7 NW	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period(s)	14	14	9	9	9	9	14	8	13	16	16	16	16	14	14	13	14	13	14	13	14	14
Energy	544	622	516	787	673	525	550	459	314	393	510	579	591	1077	1036	440	989	960	757	1150	565	525
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			7:58PM 2.22	8:40PM 1.92			7:46AM 1.99					8:36PM 1.43								10:01PM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)						2:07AM 0.93			11:44AM 0.50	3:39PM 1.11				3:24AM 0.80				3:02PM 0.19				2:28AM 0.83
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	10	9	9	8	10	14	17	15	11	10	9	9	9	10	13	12	11	9	11	11
Chill °C (?)	17	16	10	7	8	7	10	14	16	15	11	10	8	9	9	10	12	10	9	9	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:09	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 WNW	1.7 NW	1.5 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 W	1.1 NW	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	1.1 WNW	1.9 NW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	9	15	9	9	8	8	13	16	8	8	8	14	14	13	9	9	14	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 S	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	1.3 NW	0.1 SW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.4 S	0.2 WSW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	13	13	11	11	14	14	14	12	12	9	16	16	16	14	9	13	14	13	12	14	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	-	1.9 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-

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	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	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	La Push Washington	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Fort. Ebey Washington	Port Orford Oregon South	Port Orford Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.7 W	1.5 NW	0.7 W	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.6 NW	1.7 NNW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW
Period(s)	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	10	9	9	9	14	9	14	9	9	9	9	8	8
Energy	565	561	540	598	790	790	754	795	554	224	566	566	540	386	575	254	725	725	881	630	339	339
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	12	17	17	16	15	14	17	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	11	8	12	12
Chill °C (?)	16	16	11	16	16	15	14	12	16	10	10	10	9	7	8	10	7	7	11	7	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.5 NW	0.7 W	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.3 NW	1.7 NNW	1.0 NW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	14	14	9	9	11	11	11	15	14	10	9	9	9	8	9	14	9	9	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 S	0.5 W	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	11	11	16	16	16	11	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	10	14	14	14	14	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.9 NNW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	-	-	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-

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