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

	Thu		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu
	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	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Agate Beach Oregon South
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 NW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 S	1.5 WNW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.5 NW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.4 NW
Period(s) (?)	11	17	16	16	8	22	20	9	18	18	18	16	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	11
Energy(?)	1205	681	459	583	532	629	1136	1400	1325	1794	1197	1083	463	1315	1762	2199	2307	821	1085	1029	573	922
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:26PM 0.96	6:31AM 1.34		10:34PM 1.49	8:56AM 1.90		9:30PM 1.09	10:51AM 1.98		10:47PM 1.49	8:52AM 1.52		10:06PM 1.25	9:34AM 1.53		11:37PM 1.70	8:50AM 2.12		8:34PM 1.67	8:46AM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 0.84		3:21PM 0.19	2:56AM 1.11		2:49PM 0.40	2:16AM 0.67	5:44AM 0.73	3:28PM -0.12	4:05AM 0.76		3:44PM -0.13	3:34AM 0.41		4:13PM -0.05			2:24PM 0.23	2:39AM 0.27		2:48PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	20	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	20	21	22	15	20	28	15	26	27	21	18	15	13	11	13	9	15	16	14	23	19
Low °C	12	17	16	21	11	19	27	13	25	26	18	16	14	12	10	11	9	13	15	13	17	18
Chill °C (?)	12	20	21	22	15	20	28	13	26	27	21	18	14	11	9	13	7	15	15	14	23	19
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:20	-
Sunset	7:20	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:25
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.7 NW	1.1 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	1.8 W	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.3 W	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	11	8	8	16	15	10	20	20	18	18	18	16	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	0.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	-	0.4 SW	1.0 NW	0.6 SSW	1.4 NW
Period (s)	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	12	14	9	10	18	18	17	17	17	-	15	12	14	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	2.5 NW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	8	-	10	9	4	4	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Oswald State Park/Short Sands Oregon North	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	0.8 S	2.1 WSW	0.8 S	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	0.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	16	8	16	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	21	20	20	20	19
Energy(?)	1349	1426	1611	1038	1034	1014	1086	541	1035	633	1420	1143	1191	1205	1302	1026	1322	621	1455	1268	1266	1278
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				9:51PM 1.39			6:27AM 1.81					9:16PM 1.03			7:25AM 1.42				7:42PM 1.28
Low Tide / height (m)	12:59PM -0.77				1:40AM 1.18					2:34PM 0.01			1:35AM 0.79								12:43AM 0.86
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	25	20	10	10	10	18	20	8	22	13	17	16	14	14	15	14	19	24	24	23	24
Chill °C (?)	27	25	20	10	10	10	18	20	6	22	12	17	16	13	13	15	13	19	24	24	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 NW	1.1 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 S	1.4 NW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 NW	0.8 NW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	11	10	10	10	11	8	10	16	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	9	20	20	20	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 S	0.3 SW	0.5 NW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.4 SW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.6 S
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	11	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	13	15	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	-	-	-	1.7 NW	-	2.1 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.9 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	2.1 NW	1.8 NW	-	1.0 SW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	11	-	-	-	8	-	8	8	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	-	12	4	4	4

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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Oswald State Park/Short Sands Oregon North	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 S	1.6 NW	0.8 S	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.9 S	1.9 WNW	1.6 NW	2.0 NW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 NW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	12	18	11	11	11	11	18	10	12	11	17	17	17	17	17	10	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	607	1346	597	1221	1221	1205	1762	1004	1060	1339	1860	720	676	693	681	803	855	741	431	408	403	404
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											9:20PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)			1:31PM 0.07	2:21PM 0.27										12:40AM 0.90
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	24	13	12	12	25	22	8	20	10	19	18	18	18	14	8	23	22	22	23	24
Chill °C (?)	25	25	24	12	11	11	25	22	7	20	8	19	18	18	18	14	5	23	22	22	23	24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.4 NW	1.2 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.6 NW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	10	8	8	8	8	8	10	12	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.4 WSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.9 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	9	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	15	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 NW	-	-	-	-	1.8 NW	0.9 WNW	-	1.6 NW	2.0 NW	-	-	-	-	1.6 NW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	-	12	-	-	-	-	11	9	-	12	11	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	4	6	6

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