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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	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tue
	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.7 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	11	16	15	14	15	12	12	12	12	12	16	18	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	15
Energy(?)	536	1183	601	637	490	264	570	632	616	633	803	700	1165	1097	930	541	601	758	679	837	688	562
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:07PM 1.86		11:31PM 1.34		2:18PM 2.06	3:00AM 1.64	10:34AM 1.49		10:57PM 1.07	10:50AM 1.45		12:41AM 1.10	12:43PM 1.76			11:28AM 1.32			8:44AM 1.01	5:21PM 1.79		8:40AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)		7:25PM 0.78		7:55AM 0.87		8:58PM 0.77		5:13PM 0.59	4:08AM 0.71		5:58PM 0.66	4:47AM 0.97		7:34PM 0.73	11:17PM 0.36			11:40PM 0.72	9:53AM 1.01		1:19AM 0.19	11:33AM 1.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	mod. rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	7	-	8	-	6	9	16	3	9	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	16	30	26	31	30	19	27	26	27	30	31	21	30	29	20	22	26	21	16	31	21	29
Low °C	13	30	24	29	30	16	25	25	26	28	30	20	28	28	19	17	25	21	15	30	20	28
Chill °C (?)	16	30	26	31	30	19	27	26	27	30	31	21	30	29	20	22	26	21	16	31	21	29
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:43	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	6:42	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:37	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:36	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 NW	1.7 SSW	1.1 S	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.1 SSE	1.1 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 NW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	8	11	11	9	8	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	18	17	18	17	16	16	8	15	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 S	0.3 S	0.4 W	0.5 SSE	1.0 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.6 NW	0.2 S
Period (s)	14	16	16	10	14	12	8	7	18	6	16	16	11	11	12	12	6	11	16	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.7 NW	-	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.2 NNW	-	0.7 W	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.4 W	-	0.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	4	4	5	5	5	-	6	7	6	-	6	-	6	-	6

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	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 S	1.3 S	0.7 SW	0.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	1.1 SSE
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	10	9	16	16	9	10	10	14	16	13	12	9	14	14	14	12
Energy(?)	592	605	520	536	581	565	1032	945	930	880	693	660	627	490	217	622	596	586	387	337	324	632
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	12:31AM 1.78				1:50PM 2.06			10:05PM 1.38					11:16AM 1.90			10:32PM 1.23					12:46PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)			5:14AM 0.21							3:58AM 0.52				4:38PM 0.53				4:52AM 0.76	5:49AM 0.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Temp. °C	15	15	21	16	16	16	28	28	28	27	29	30	25	30	16	28	27	27	22	21	26	26
Chill °C (?)	15	15	21	16	16	16	28	28	28	27	29	30	25	30	16	28	27	27	22	21	26	26
Sunrise	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	1.1 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	18	8	8	8	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	8	16	13	12	9	14	14	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.7 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	14	14	18	16	16	16	16	9	15	15	14	12	8	8	14	11	11	14	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	-	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	-	4	7	4	4

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	16	11	16	17	16	16	16
Energy(?)	590	590	586	511	511	513	970	961	945	938	930	568	441	833	434	928	1183	572	430	424	298	1015
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:31AM 1.78										10:42AM 1.84			1:20PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)																		4:49PM 0.64	5:40PM 0.39	6:42PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	20	14	13	13	27	27	28	29	30	30	23	30	19	30	30	27	22	17	21	28
Chill °C (?)	16	15	20	14	13	12	27	27	28	29	30	30	23	30	19	30	30	27	22	16	21	28
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 NW	1.0 NW	0.8 SSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.5 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 S	0.7 WNW	1.4 S	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 NW	0.6 SW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	18	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	16	16	8	8	8	11	16	17	8	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	18	16	16	13	13	16	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	-	-

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British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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