West Coast

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West Coast

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Scouting Cams: Observation Camera Library

See it for yourself! Curated library of live cameras that highlight a wide overview of the sea states along the West coast.


Tides at a glance

Quick view of the current tides near popular sea kayak surf spots along the West coast.


 

NOAA: Tide Predictions Database

California
Oregon
Washington

 

NOAA: Tidal Currents Database

California
Oregon
Washington

This is an overview database that shows tidal current data buoy locations across the US. Select your state and the buoy!


 
Windy: Real Time Animated Wind/Wave Maps

A set of highly detailed animations for primary swell size and direction and wind gusts for all of the West coast region. Pin point nuanced wind and wave conditions with a fully animated weather conditions observation map.


 
NOAA 5-Day Coastal waters Forecast Zones - West Coast

Overview marine forecasts divided into large zoned sections of the West coast. Similar to what you might hear over your weather radio, these will also include sea state, wave size, and brief marine weather forecasts.

NOAA: interactive Graphical Forecast Map

An interactive map that collects real time data from buoys around the West coast to create a colorful visualization of conditions. Toggle between Wave height, Wind speed, Wind gusts, Air Temp, and many other filters. Hover above the area of the map and the details are presented in the top right corner of the map.

NOAA nowCOAST: Interactive Nautical Chart map

A new interactive map that allows you to overlay nautical Charts over many marine weather data filters.

NOAA: National Data Buoy Center Map

An interactive map that provides a buoy map across the Northeast. Select the buoy you want to observe and it will take you to a data page on the NOAA website specific for that buoy.

 
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