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

	Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Sat
	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	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	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	Black Point Beach CAL - Sonoma	La Push Washington	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Port Orford Oregon South	Bunkers CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Acapulquito-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Open Doors (Isla Natividad) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WNW	2.0 NW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	1.5 NW	0.4 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 W	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.2 S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	10	9	8	7	18	16	16	16	16	13	8	10	12	12	10	13	18	18	16
Energy(?)	659	1057	660	282	432	401	322	205	334	329	326	187	171	1613	2202	4612	3815	1269	1803	930	772	943
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:26AM 2.42		9:54PM 1.53	9:11AM 1.74		11:21PM 1.51	9:11AM 1.94		11:00PM 1.59	10:01AM 1.90		9:54PM 1.96	11:30AM 1.46		11:14PM 1.48	11:32AM 1.24		11:35PM 1.49	1:18PM 1.32		11:55PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		3:28PM 0.47	3:21AM 0.70		4:02PM -0.03			4:40PM 0.07	4:46AM 0.27		4:56PM 0.10	4:08AM 0.53	5:31AM 0.17	4:45PM 0.22		5:21AM 0.02	5:09PM 0.84		6:47AM -0.03	5:44PM 0.55		7:56AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	10	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	20	15	22	22	19	11	29	24	27	28	18	11	8	8	9	10	12	16	27	17	23
Low °C	11	19	13	17	21	15	8	28	23	25	27	18	10	8	6	8	10	10	13	26	16	18
Chill °C (?)	12	20	14	22	22	19	11	29	24	27	28	18	8	4	4	6	7	10	16	27	16	23
Sunrise	7:03	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:24
Sunset	-	7:34	-	-	7:25	-	-	6:32	-	-	6:34	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:42	-	-	6:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NW	0.9 WNW	1.5 NW	0.5 S	0.6 SSE	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	4.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.3 NW	2.3 NW	1.2 S	0.9 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	10	14	11	10	9	8	7	9	16	16	16	16	13	12	13	12	12	10	13	18	18	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	-	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 NW	0.4 SSE	0.6 WNW	0.5 NW	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	15	13	14	12	13	13	13	18	9	9	9	9	13	14	-	13	12	13	14	6	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 NW	0.6 WNW	-	-	1.3 NW	-	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	-	0.6 S	3.5 WSW	3.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	10	4	-	-	8	-	4	4	4	4	-	4	8	10	-	-	-	-	-	6	11

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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	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 NW	0.5 SSW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.3 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	12	9	9	8	7	8	8	8
Energy(?)	1154	1307	2047	1705	456	542	768	1171	1131	510	503	508	373	313	232	564	541	410	605	200	243	292
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:02AM 1.73				9:54PM 1.53								9:28PM 1.39				9:23AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)		2:40AM 1.45				4:21PM -0.09				2:28AM 1.01				3:00PM -0.09				3:23AM 0.37				4:55PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	11	19	17	15	17	12	14	19	14	21	19	25	19	14	17	15	11	17	20	12
Chill °C (?)	9	9	9	19	17	14	17	10	14	19	14	21	19	25	19	13	16	15	11	17	20	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.2 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	1.3 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 NW	1.2 NW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	1.3 NW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SSW	1.3 NW
Period (s)	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	13	12	9	7	9	8	7	8	12	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	-	-	-	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	-	-	0.5 NW	1.2 WNW	1.0 NW	0.8 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.6 NW	-	1.0 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	4	9	9	4	9	6	8	7	-	8	-

	Saturday 28
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Best forecast wave conditions in California	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Deadman's CAL - Humboldt	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Jalama CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Gazos Creek CAL - San Mateo	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Chadbourne Gulch CAL - Mendocino County	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt
Rating	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	2.3 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	2.0 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1232	1178	1996	1994	425	615	566	2049	1227	632	1102	553	790	403	401	615	719	369	1064	368	367	628
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)				2:11AM 0.89												2:09PM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	11	11	12	11	16	10	12	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	15	9
Chill °C (?)	8	8	9	9	11	11	16	8	12	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	16	17	15	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 NW	1.7 NW	2.1 NW	1.4 NW	2.0 NW	1.4 NW	1.7 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 NW	1.1 NW	0.7 WNW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 NW	0.5 WNW	0.7 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	15	15	12	15	13	15	13	13	15	15	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.4 NW	2.4 NW	-	-	-	2.3 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	10	10	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-

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Delaware	Minnesota	Pennsylvania
Maryland	New-Jersey	Rhode-Island
Massachusetts	New-York

Alabama	Guatemala	Panama
Belize	Honduras	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Jamaica	Texas
Costa Rica	Louisiana	The Bahamas
El Salvador	Mexico	Turks and Caicos Islands
Florida	Nicaragua	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina

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