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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.
California Wavefinder
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Best forecast wave conditions in California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | 0.8 SSW | 1.8 NW | 3.0 NNW | 2.4 NW | 1.9 NW | 3.0 NNW | 1.3 NW | 1.9 NW | 1.6 NW | 1.5 NW | 1.3 NW | 1.9 NW | 1.5 NW | 1.6 NW | 1.3 NW | 1.1 NW | 0.9 NW | 2.5 WNW | 1.0 WNW | 1.5 NW | 2.1 NW | 1.6 NW |
Period(s) (?) | 13 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Energy(?) | 201 | 309 | 1711 | 1059 | 660 | 1392 | 281 | 547 | 308 | 257 | 203 | 1013 | 604 | 538 | 334 | 202 | 157 | 857 | 304 | 304 | 567 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State(?) | on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM | 8:31AM | 7:28PM | 10:02AM | 9:12PM | 11:17AM 8:09AM | 9:16PM | 11:22AM | 11:00PM | 12:06PM | 11:44PM | 2:35AM | 2:30PM | 2:48AM | ||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:43AM | 12:40AM | 1:51AM | 12:12PM | 2:57AM | 3:03PM | 4:29AM | 4:08PM | 4:28AM | 11:43AM | 4:06PM | 5:32AM | 5:45PM | 9:00PM | 7:56AM | 9:06PM | ||||||
Summary | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
High °C | 29 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
Low °C | 27 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Chill °C (?) | 29 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 |
Sunrise | 5:47 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | 6:45 |
Sunset | - | 7:53 | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | 7:44 | - | - |
Swell1 (m) & direction | 0.8 SSW | 0.4 SSW | 3.0 NNW | 2.4 NW | 1.9 NW | 3.0 NNW | 1.3 NW | 1.9 NW | 1.6 NW | 1.5 NW | 1.3 NW | 1.9 NW | 1.5 NW | 1.6 NW | 1.3 NW | 1.1 NW | 0.9 NW | 2.0 WNW | 1.5 NW | 0.6 WNW | 1.6 NW | 1.6 NW |
Period (s) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
Swell2 (m) & direction | 0.4 SW | 0.3 S | 0.4 SW | 0.3 SSW | 0.3 SSW | 0.4 SW | 0.5 SW | 0.5 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.4 WNW | 0.4 WNW | 0.3 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.4 SW | 0.7 W | 1.0 WNW | 0.2 SSW | 0.7 NW | 0.3 SSW |
Period (s) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves (m) & direction | - | 1.8 NW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 SSW | 0.4 SSW | - | 2.5 WNW | - | 1.5 NW | 2.1 NW | - |
Period (s) | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | - |
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