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NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

3 Mile

pointtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.6ft

10s period

Swell

NW

304°

Windcross-on

7 mph

W

Tide

↑3.0 ft

rising

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

38% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

NW

5.9ft

10s

93%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.2ft

17s

4%

P3 (tertiary)

S

1.0ft

12s

3%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, reef, kelp, cold water, localism

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 229°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs5.9 ft

Tp11s

DirNW

Water59°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:56:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

3.6

10s

NW304°

4mphonshore

3.3ft

8pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

11pm

3.5

10s

NW305°

4mphonshore

5.0ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

3.5

10s

NW305°

3mphcross-on

4.8ft

2am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

5am

3.6

10s

NW306°

3mphcross

1.5ft

5am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

8am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

8am

3.7

10s

NW306°

3mphcross

-0.6ft↑

11am

3.6

10s

NW305°

4mphcross-on

0.9ft

11am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

2pm

3.3

9s

NW305°

8mphonshore

3.4ft

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW291°

——mph

—

5pm

3.1

9s

WNW303°

8mphcross-on

3.3ft

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW289°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW287°

——mph

—

8pm

3.0

9s

WNW302°

7mphcross-on

3.0ft↑

11pm

2.9

9s

WNW302°

3mphcross-on

4.5ft

11pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW284°

——mph

—

Fri, Jul 3

2am

2.9

8s

WNW303°

5mphcross

4.9ft

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW286°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW290°

——mph

—

5am

2.8

8s

WNW303°

3mphcross

2.2ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW292°

——mph

—

8am

2.9

8s

NW304°

2mphcross

-0.4ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW290°

——mph

—

11am

2.8

8s

WNW304°

7mphcross-on

0.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW287°

——mph

—

2pm

2.8

8s

WNW303°

8mphcross-on

3.2ft

5pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW284°

——mph

—

5pm

2.7

13s

SW224°

10mphcross-on

3.6ft

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