South-Dakota Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

South-Dakota 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 South-Dakota region.

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	Fri	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South-Dakota	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Westport-The Corner Washington	Camel Rock CAL - Humboldt	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Nesika Beach Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Big River CAL - Mendocino County
Rating	6	5	4	4	4	8	5	4	4	6	5	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 WNW	2.5 NW	5.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	3.5 NW	2.0 W	2.2 NW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	13	13	14	16	13	13	11	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	16	14
Energy(?)	6280	4947	4031	1339	892	2342	9199	2484	3736	1433	1939	10963	4761	5642	2177	1923	1740	823	154	2218	2173	4456
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	on	cross	off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:51PM 1.97	11:28AM 2.20		11:42PM 1.97	11:56AM 2.28		11:34PM 1.79	10:55AM 1.76		11:10PM 1.82	11:18AM 1.78		12:34AM 1.39	10:34AM 1.71		1:40AM 1.73	12:40PM 2.13	4:31PM 2.08	2:07AM 1.31	12:36PM 1.73		4:03AM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		5:21AM 0.22	6:00PM 0.32		5:57AM 0.32	6:38PM 0.17			6:39PM 0.11	4:34AM 0.97	5:08AM 0.59	6:02PM 0.05			7:07PM -0.06		6:47AM 0.88			6:34AM 0.89	7:54PM 0.02	9:31PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
High °C	11	16	15	18	14	14	12	19	15	12	19	15	16	17	14	13	15	17	20	16	16	14
Low °C	9	13	14	17	12	14	11	15	15	11	12	14	13	14	14	12	12	16	20	15	16	13
Chill °C (?)	9	16	15	18	14	12	10	19	14	11	19	15	16	17	13	13	15	16	20	16	15	14
Sunrise	-	7:26	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:22	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 WNW	0.4 SSW	5.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	3.5 NW	2.0 W	2.2 NW	4.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 NW	2.3 WNW	2.2 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	13	15	14	11	13	13	11	18	16	16	14	14	13	13	5	15	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	1.2 NW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.4 SW	1.8 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.9 WNW	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 W	0.6 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	16	17	8	16	17	11	14	16	16	16	22	-	15	16	16	13	14	21	13	20	13	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Fri		Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South-Dakota	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Fort. Ebey Washington	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North
Rating	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	8	7	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.5 W	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	17	14	16	16	14	13
Energy(?)	3638	5015	6280	6606	6225	5266	2662	4031	2613	1362	2865	2435	2112	1037	1398	2028	4602	5140	9955	9238	6931	4149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:51PM 1.97								9:38PM 1.88				9:31AM 1.62	11:01AM 2.07				11:04PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)	5:16PM 0.49				5:21AM 0.22			4:11PM 0.37	5:25PM 0.40			4:09AM 0.36					5:26PM 0.19	9:46PM 0.36		4:39AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	9	9	9	12	12	15	12	16	13	13	13	21	14	14	13	10	10	10	11	12
Chill °C (?)	9	9	8	8	7	12	11	15	11	16	13	13	12	21	13	13	11	10	9	9	10	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	2.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.5 NW	2.4 NW	2.2 NW	1.4 NW	2.0 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.5 W	4.5 NW	4.5 NW	4.0 NW	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	16	16	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.2 NW	0.4 SW	0.8 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	-	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	10	10	16	17	17	18	17	8	15	8	16	16	16	15	17	18	17	-	15	15	15	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 17	Saturday 18
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South-Dakota	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bean Hollow State Beach CAL - San Mateo	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Fort. Ebey Washington	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North
Rating	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	8	7	6	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 NW	3.0 WNW	0.8 WNW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	0.8 NW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	16	19	17	17	17	18	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	2048	3638	3638	4089	4584	5015	1791	2731	5031	700	3037	3076	3693	616	3138	3131	3126	1547	4762	4645	4249	3746
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						10:51PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)	5:16PM 0.49										3:35AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	10	16	13	13	13	18	12	13	14	9	16	15	14	14
Chill °C (?)	10	10	9	9	8	9	12	13	8	16	13	13	13	18	11	13	14	7	16	15	13	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.9 NW	3.0 WNW	0.9 NW	2.1 NW	2.1 NW	2.4 NW	0.8 NW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 W	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	10	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	16	8	17	17	17	18	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	-	0.8 WNW	1.4 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	-	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	-	19	7	7	7	14	19	18	18	-	17	8	8	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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