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

	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 NW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 WNW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.9 NW	1.0 S	1.1 S	3.0 NNW	0.8 SSW	1.5 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	9	9	9	24	24	20	20	19	18	10	17	16	16	15	9	14	14	9	13	9	16	16
Energy	1672	805	1635	1232	1005	1375	1346	1378	3280	3059	1729	1137	1161	1136	1047	791	823	1534	508	962	643	612
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:16PM 1.29	4:01AM 1.03		7:14PM 1.92	4:19AM 1.01	5:30AM 0.94	5:52PM 1.89		8:19AM 0.78	6:59PM 1.63		9:13AM 1.19	7:34PM 2.22	8:11PM 2.40	10:10AM 1.64		9:58PM 2.47	11:12AM 1.71		8:01PM 2.03	12:08PM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)	11:39AM 0.05		11:22PM 0.73	11:28AM 0.21		11:03PM 0.60	11:17AM 0.36		1:20AM 0.34			1:04AM 0.11			3:35AM 0.27					3:34PM 0.74	3:30AM -0.45	5:15AM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	19	15	14	13	17	19	27	18	18	24	18	22	25	16	18	22	13	18	14	20	18
Low °C	11	19	10	12	12	17	15	26	17	14	23	18	16	24	13	16	22	12	15	14	20	16
Chill °C (?)	12	19	15	13	11	17	19	27	17	18	24	18	22	25	16	18	22	13	18	14	20	18
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	8:24	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:27	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.1 S	1.5 WNW	1.9 NW	1.0 S	1.1 S	3.0 NNW	1.0 NW	1.5 NW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	9	15	9	8	7	20	20	19	9	10	17	16	16	10	9	14	14	9	9	9	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	0.2 W	0.6 W	0.1 NW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	16	26	15	14	14	8	14	13	18	18	16	11	14	15	15	10	10	14	13	13	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 NW	1.5 NW	0.8 S	-	0.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	-	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	4	-	8	7	9	10	10	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 07								Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Schooner Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	24	24	24	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19
Energy	1285	2366	2312	1672	818	805	843	1218	1635	1664	1722	1232	1082	1005	1429	1137	1375	1601	1499	1346	1397	1378
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:49AM 1.17								4:01AM 1.03								4:19AM 1.01	5:33AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)									11:22PM 0.73				11:29AM 0.20				11:03PM 0.60				11:34AM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	9	11	13	19	19	16	13	10	10	12	14	14	13	17	17	17	17	17	19	22	26
Chill °C (?)	11	8	11	12	19	19	16	12	10	10	12	13	14	11	17	17	17	17	16	19	22	26
Sunrise	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	9	9	9	16	15	15	15	9	9	8	8	7	7	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	15	26	26	26	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	7	14	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.2 NW	1.5 NW	-	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.8 WNW
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	7

	Sunday 07
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Morro Bay CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	41st Ave (The Hook - Shark Cove) CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period(s)	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	16	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	1415	2869	1285	1285	1139	2366	2382	2320	2312	2279	2206	1672	274	378	818	425	808	805	862	860	843	1335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				2:37AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)											9:40AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	12	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	13	18	20	19	20	19	19	22	20	16	11
Chill °C (?)	8	12	11	11	9	8	9	9	11	12	13	12	18	20	19	20	19	19	22	20	16	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	2.4 WNW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	16	9	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	16	9	16	9	15	15	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.1 S	0.7 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	8	15	15	15	26	26	26	26	26	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 WNW	-	-	1.7 WNW	-	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	9	-	9	9	9	9	9	9

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