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 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			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	Fort. Ebey Washington	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Agate Beach Oregon South	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Agate Beach Oregon South	Agate Beach Oregon South	Tofino (North Chestermans Beach) Vancouver Island
Rating	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 W	2.5 NW	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	2.2 NW	4.0 W	1.3 NW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	10	13	11	12	10	12	11	11	9	9	8	21	20	20	18	18	18	16	10	11	11
Energy(?)	1439	1394	1674	916	1983	3011	959	1404	1036	541	598	673	613	1136	1032	1325	1726	1060	1015	738	1051	1869
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:15PM 1.07	3:50AM 1.43			2:41AM 2.22			8:54PM 1.44	7:09AM 1.50		10:20PM 1.95	7:51AM 1.40		10:08PM 1.20	8:11AM 1.48		9:59PM 1.66	8:57AM 1.99		9:39PM 0.39	8:12AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)	11:49AM 0.84			12:04PM 0.26			1:10PM 0.18		12:17AM 1.35		2:14PM 0.47	2:49AM 1.62		3:03PM -0.07	2:44AM 0.79		2:54PM 0.33	3:04AM 1.06		5:52PM 0.01	3:04AM -0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	heavy rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
High °C	3	14	7	19	19	11	24	13	13	18	21	13	27	28	21	26	27	16	18	19	16	9
Low °C	2	14	6	13	18	11	23	12	8	14	19	11	24	27	19	24	27	15	17	18	12	8
Chill °C (?)	-3	12	4	19	19	7	24	12	12	18	21	11	27	28	21	26	27	16	18	19	16	6
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	7:20	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:22	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:33
Sunset	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:27	-	-	6:28	-	-	7:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 W	0.4 SSW	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.9 S	0.3 SW	0.9 SSW	2.1 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	0.6 S	0.7 NW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.3 NW	1.2 SSW	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	13	22	13	11	19	20	16	11	11	9	16	11	13	20	20	18	18	10	16	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.7 S	0.2 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.2 WNW	1.0 SSW	0.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	-	11	14	20	18	16	18	18	18	16	14	16	21	13	13	12	14	18	10	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.5 NW	-	-	2.2 NW	4.0 W	1.3 NW	-	-	-	1.5 WNW	1.8 NW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	-	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	12	10	12	-	-	-	9	8	10	4	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thursday 12
	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	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Fort. Ebey Washington	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	0.7 S	2.0 W	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 WNW	2.3 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	3.5 WNW	1.7 NW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	10	10	21	13	9	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	12	17
Energy(?)	1060	1402	2307	2252	574	1288	2544	2139	3395	2511	1603	1245	2220	2271	2248	1243	3540	1461	1371	2813	1424	1017
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		3:34AM 1.52								4:46AM 1.49						9:32PM 0.94			5:19AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)				10:46AM 0.29		3:45PM 0.19							1:08PM 0.22			10:38PM 0.95					12:59PM -0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	5	8	9	12	17	5	13	11	12	7	14	12	23	23	17	17	18	18	18	9	26	24
Chill °C (?)	3	6	9	12	16	4	12	11	11	5	13	12	23	23	17	17	18	18	18	9	26	24
Sunrise	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	0.8 NW	2.0 W	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.0 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	3.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	14	10	10	9	13	9	9	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	9	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.7 S	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 S	0.5 S	0.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.3 SW	0.8 S	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	11	11	21	-	22	22	21	22	21	18	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 NW	2.5 WNW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.0 NW	1.8 NW	-	-	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	1.7 NW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	7	9	10	10	-	-	9	10	10	7	-	-	12	12	12	-	13	-	-	-	12	12

	Tuesday 10
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Fort. Ebey Washington	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cayucos Pier CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Agate Beach Oregon South	Avila Beach CAL - San Luis Obispo	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur
Rating	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	0.4 S	2.1 W	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.8 S
Period(s) (?)	8	9	10	10	23	12	10	10	10	8	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	13	9	21
Energy(?)	902	1644	2696	2686	304	1290	2537	2537	938	1139	1488	1668	653	682	826	863	1333	1710	1681	2477	1001	890
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	off	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)				2:55AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)													11:32AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	8	10	10	16	4	10	10	11	8	14	9	15	16	18	16	13	16	15	8	13	16
Chill °C (?)	4	5	10	10	14	0	10	10	9	4	12	6	15	16	18	15	11	14	13	5	12	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	0.3 NW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	0.6 NW	2.1 W	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	2.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	3.0 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	15	10	10	12	12	10	10	10	13	11	12	10	10	11	11	22	14	14	13	21	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 NW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SW	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.1 W	0.3 NW	0.8 S
Period (s)	11	13	11	11	6	-	11	11	11	13	14	13	11	11	14	23	11	22	22	20	13	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.4 NW	-	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	-	-	-	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	-	2.1 WNW	-
Period (s)	8	9	10	10	6	-	10	10	-	8	10	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	-	9	-

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Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
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Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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