Southern California · 72-hour field

Water Map

Read the water before you run. Compare models and swell trains, inspect official buoy and tide observations, then save the route from your harbor.

Interactive model guidance and satellite context · not for navigation

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Wave fieldChecking forecast3-hour forecast stepNOAA GFS Wave

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Off San Pedro

33.460°N · 118.270°W20.9 mi · 193° from Long Beach

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Same selected cell and forecast hour

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The forecast field remains available while NOAA observations reload.

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Open Launch Plan

Model guidance and satellite context are not navigation products. Compare the whole route, official forecast, alerts, and boat limits.

Decision layer

Compare water, not just pins

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Off San Pedro

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Inspect offshore water, name the zone, and add it to compare the route before launch.

72-hour read

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Know what you are looking at

Forecast fields are guidance. Satellite layers can have cloud, timing, and no-data gaps. Regulatory and navigational decisions always require their official sources.

Wave forecastNOAA GFS Wave + ECMWF WAM via Open-Meteo

Side-by-side wave guidance with primary, secondary, tertiary, and wind-wave components where supported.

Open source ↗Wind forecastNOAA NCEP GFS via Open-Meteo

10 m wind and gust guidance, sampled every three hours.

Open source ↗SST and currentsOpen-Meteo marine best match

Model SST and ocean-current guidance for point inspection.

Open source ↗Satellite overlaysNOAA NESDIS CoastWatch

Latest available blended SST and VIIRS chlorophyll imagery.

Open source ↗Buoy observationsNOAA National Data Buoy Center

Official wave, wind, and water-temperature observations with station receipts and freshness.

Open source ↗TidesNOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Official high and low tide predictions for the nearest Southern California reference station.

Open source ↗Offshore reference marksTempBreak public Southern California chart

Fishing-reference coordinates for banks, reefs, high spots, and offshore structure. Verify before navigation.

Open source ↗Chart reliefEsri Ocean Basemap / GEBCO

General bathymetric context. Not for navigation.

Open source ↗

NWS marine forecasts NOAA tides & currents Official California MPAs Ocean sport-fishing map