Modus Operandi                 

First off I go check the weather sites to see what's brewing;

MAVERICKS WEATHER #2 #3  by now I have enough but there are still,

#4, #5

Then to see it in Isobars, which give a very clear outline of the barometric lines;

PACIFIC ISOBAR CHARTS where I click on full Pacific to see how

it's backed up and what exactly the layout is,and then on the second row under that,

24 hour , 48 hour , 96 hour surface forcast; from left to right

They give a remarkably interpretable view of future weather and wind likelihood/direction.

ANIM. SWELL PROJECTIONS ( THREE days in advance )

#2  ( a remarkable WEEK in ADVANCE ) This is useful because the high surf is directly under the low pressure systems, so, high swell projection is actually low pressure/nasty weather

#3,  #4

Perhaps a quick check of,

TIDE-WIND-PRESSURE-TEMPS

ANIM. W.COAST SATELLITE  scroll down and hit the

16km  that's often enough but if I want another view point I have

#2,  #3

ANIM. PAC. SATELLITE  click on Animate, then Medium, then Latest

For Rain of course,  ANIM. CAL. RAIN

#2

#3 ( Best close up )

#4 ( Whole country; click your spot )

Most of these links have further weather tools of course and they are also interactive to your spot