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

	Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thu
	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	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Dillon Beach CAL - Marin County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Santa Cruz - 26th CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Rockview Street CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Enderts Beach CAL - Del Norte County
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	3.0 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.4 NW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	2.5 NW	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	12	9	10	9	9	10	9	10	12	10	10	11
Energy(?)	506	1015	2330	946	3479	589	723	703	1271	259	962	1805	636	662	2184	795	1062	2055	1367	1846	1467	588
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	on	off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:04AM 1.32		12:23AM 1.65			11:22PM 1.90	12:43PM 1.00	1:13PM 1.06	12:42AM 1.48		2:23PM 0.97	1:15AM 1.85			1:55AM 1.45			3:03AM 1.77	4:51AM 2.11		7:21PM 1.17	4:19AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)		5:21PM 0.26		7:37AM 0.24	5:49PM 0.46		6:42AM 0.20	6:14PM 0.66		7:34AM 0.24	6:30PM 0.83		8:50AM 0.24			10:17AM 0.67			12:46PM 0.38		10:24PM 1.11	12:30PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	21	18	12	16	17	9	19	9	9	20	13	12	20	19	12	18	17	12	11	15	14	7
Low °C	18	12	11	14	14	9	18	9	9	18	12	12	18	15	10	14	15	11	9	13	13	7
Chill °C (?)	21	18	10	16	16	8	19	7	7	20	12	12	20	19	12	18	16	12	9	14	13	7
Sunrise	6:24	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33
Sunset	-	6:05	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:06	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.3 SSW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	1.7 WNW	1.9 NW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.2 S	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.3 SSW	3.0 NW	2.2 NW	0.8 S	1.9 NW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	11	16	10	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	12	9	10	12	9	10	22	10	12	19	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.1 SW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.3 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.0 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	13	15	15	15	14	13	15	16	14	12	12	12	16	11	11	11	21	18	18	18	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 NW	-	1.9 WNW	3.0 NW	-	2.4 WNW	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-
Period (s)	8	10	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	9	9	-	9	-	-	10	-	-

	Thursday 05								Friday 06								Saturday 07
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Port Orford Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.1 NW	1.7 NW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	10
Energy(?)	1449	1224	1114	2340	2108	865	3254	3690	1341	1253	1031	1874	1023	2313	2022	1273	1111	1019	690	667	1129	590
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	11:00PM 1.45				11:33AM 1.31				11:54PM 1.48				11:50AM 1.16				12:08AM 1.93					1:09PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)			6:10AM 0.28				5:07PM 0.19				6:03AM 0.21				5:49PM 0.46					8:51AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	8	9	17	21	14	11	11	10	9	16	17	19	15	15	15	15	9	10	21	19
Chill °C (?)	8	8	6	7	17	21	13	10	11	10	8	15	17	19	15	14	15	15	9	10	21	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.4 SW	3.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	2.4 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 NW	1.7 NW
Period (s)	8	8	16	12	10	16	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	14	16	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.5 WNW	-	2.5 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 NW	-
Period (s)	8	8	9	-	10	11	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	9	-

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	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in California	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Port Orford Oregon South	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	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	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	3.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 NW	1.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	10	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10
Energy(?)	497	530	756	1839	523	718	1230	1269	567	614	682	1110	565	2093	2108	2946	1611	1611	1894	1769	1542	2146
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:00PM 1.45	11:31PM 1.47												11:33AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)								5:22AM 0.24													6:30PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	9	9	9	11	10	9	9	10	12	14	16	17	17	15	15	15	8	8	9	11
Chill °C (?)	9	8	6	7	8	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	15	17	17	13	13	13	7	7	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 NW	1.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	13	13	12	10	8	11	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	16	16	11	11	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 S	0.7 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	12	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	11	16	16	16	13	13	14	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.8 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	1.8 NW	2.4 NW	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	-	2.4 NW	3.0 NW
Period (s)	7	8	8	-	-	9	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	11	10

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

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British-Columbia	Washington

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Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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