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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	Fri		Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			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	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 NNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 NW	1.8 NW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 WNW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.4 SW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	2.2 WNW	0.8 S	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	14	8	8	13	13	8	17	17	16	16	17	15	16	16	15	14	7	13	8	7
Energy(?)	735	397	318	416	862	213	282	142	270	331	446	400	162	397	279	483	256	214	665	281	403	669
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	3:24PM 1.97		7:03AM 1.31	7:30PM 2.33		9:48AM 1.37	6:57PM 1.88		7:46AM 1.16	5:44PM 1.68	8:37PM 2.06	11:14AM 1.27		9:40PM 2.09	12:05PM 1.34		9:07PM 2.39	9:19AM 1.30		10:33PM 1.88	12:19PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)		11:55PM 0.21	11:08AM 1.08		2:59AM -0.08	1:56PM 0.97		12:38AM 0.19	11:37AM 0.99		4:12AM -0.34		3:12PM 0.88	5:00AM -0.40		4:28PM 0.97	4:31AM -0.05		5:06PM 0.80		5:40AM -0.35	5:27PM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	29	30	18	13	30	18	16	30	30	29	18	21	18	27	21	19	14	22	30	22	22
Low °C	12	27	28	17	11	28	17	13	29	30	27	17	21	17	19	20	17	12	21	29	20	21
Chill °C (?)	12	29	30	18	12	30	18	16	30	30	29	18	21	17	27	21	19	13	22	30	22	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:56	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:56	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:17	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:57	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 NNW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 NW	1.5 NW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	1.1 WNW	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.5 W	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 WNW	0.7 S	0.8 S	1.3 WNW	0.6 S
Period (s)	10	13	14	8	8	13	13	8	9	9	16	16	6	15	16	16	15	8	14	13	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 NW	0.5 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	15	9	9	13	14	5	9	13	17	17	10	12	12	16	11	11	9	14	14	9	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW	-	1.0 NW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 NNW	0.5 NW	2.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	2.2 WNW
Period (s)	-	4	4	-	8	5	8	-	4	5	4	6	-	6	5	6	4	8	7	4	-	7

	Friday 18				Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Mon
	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	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.5 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.8 NNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	1.1 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	16	9	9	9	16	14	14	14	8	8	7	7	7	7	14	13	7	7	7	8
Energy(?)	328	250	526	569	604	726	208	318	321	290	706	818	533	530	742	289	102	214	585	390	543	238
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		4:24PM 1.80	5:10PM 2.07				7:31AM 0.97			3:33PM 1.53	6:46PM 1.93					9:07AM 1.19		4:43PM 1.60	7:48PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)					1:52AM 0.13			8:05AM 0.94						2:20AM -0.06			11:43AM 1.13					2:29AM -0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	20	21	11	11	11	13	30	30	29	13	12	13	13	15	16	22	30	13	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	11	11	11	13	30	30	29	12	11	13	13	15	15	22	30	13	14	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:55	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	8:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.5 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.8 NNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 NW	1.6 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	14	15	16	9	9	9	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	13	6	13	13	7	6	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.3 S	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSE	0.2 WNW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	9	10	14	15	16	13	9	9	9	18	18	17	14	14	10	14	9	16	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.9 NW	-	-	-	-	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	2.0 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.7 NW	-
Period (s)	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	4	5	5	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	5	7	7	7	-

	Friday 18	Saturday 19
	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	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	De Haven Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz
Rating	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	10	10	10	15	14	14	14	9	9	15	15	16	16	14	13	16	16	14	16
Energy(?)	380	315	373	746	735	735	335	437	431	417	532	535	442	358	481	240	85	337	455	208	359	208
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)							5:09PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)															1:14AM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	21	13	12	12	19	30	29	29	11	11	11	12	12	11	18	27	11	12	16	14
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	12	10	11	19	30	29	29	10	10	11	12	12	10	18	27	11	12	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.7 NNW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 NW	1.1 NW	0.6 NW	0.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	14	15	15	10	10	10	15	14	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	13	9	9	6	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.3 S	0.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.3 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	15	15	15	11	9	9	9	15	15	15	15	16	14	14	9	16	13	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	-	-	1.2 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	10	10	-	-	-	9	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	4	-	-	6	-

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