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California

Bombora

beachtide: low

2.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.5ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

287°

Windcross

4 mph

ENE

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

25% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

4.7ft

6s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WNW

3.9ft

12s

83%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.6ft

14s

13%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.9ft

18s

4%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencelow

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, cold water, sharks

Optimal conditions

SwellSSW 202°

WindN offshore

Tidelow

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs5.6 ft

Tp13s

DirW

Water53°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

3.9

11s

WNW290°

5mphcross

-0.1ft↑

5am

4.1

8s

WNW297°

2mphoffshore

0.0ft↑

8am

4.5

8s

WNW299°

2mphonshore

2.3ft↑

11am

3.0

12s

W270°

6mphcross-on

3.5ft↓

2pm

3.0

12s

WSW242°

6mphonshore

1.9ft

5pm

2.3

16s

SSW191°

4mphonshore

1.9ft↑

8pm

2.3

16s

SSW192°

4mphcross

4.7ft↑

11pm

2.8

12s

W269°

2mphcross

5.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.3

15s

SSW192°

2mphcross

1.8ft↓

5am

4.1

13s

SSW211°

5mphcross

-0.8ft↑

8am

4.2

13s

SSW210°

2mphonshore

1.1ft↑

11am

2.3

15s

S191°

6mphonshore

3.5ft↓

2pm

2.4

14s

S191°

5mphonshore

2.7ft↓

5pm

2.4

14s

SSW192°

13mphcross-off

2.0ft↑

8pm

2.5

14s

SSW191°

12mphcross-off

4.5ft↑

11pm

2.6

14s

SSW211°

8mphcross-off

6.0ft

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