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California

County Line

reeftide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.1ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

285°

Windcross

5 mph

SE

Tide

-0.2 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

45% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.2ft

14s

58%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.8ft

17s

24%

P3 (tertiary)

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, reef, rips, localism

Optimal conditions

SwellW 270°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46251

Hs3.9 ft

Tp14s

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.2

6s

W270°

6mphcross

-0.2ft↑

5am

1.2

6s

W271°

7mphcross-off

0.4ft↑

8am

1.2

7s

W274°

10mphcross

3.3ft

11am

1.1

8s

W279°

12mphcross

3.3ft↓

2pm

1.4

8s

W260°

7mphcross-on

1.3ft↑

5pm

1.3

8s

W273°

10mphcross-on

2.3ft↑

8pm

1.4

8s

WNW282°

9mphcross

5.6ft↓

11pm

1.7

11s

WNW286°

1mphcross-on

4.8ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.8

11s

W273°

6mphcross

0.6ft↓

5am

1.8

10s

W271°

8mphcross

-0.7ft↑

8am

1.7

9s

W275°

10mphcross

2.3ft↑

11am

1.7

9s

W278°

12mphcross

3.7ft↓

2pm

1.7

9s

W279°

5mphcross-on

1.8ft↑

5pm

1.8

9s

W270°

8mphcross-on

2.0ft↑

8pm

1.7

9s

W274°

4mphcross-on

5.5ft↑

11pm

2.1

9s

W271°

3mphcross

5.8ft

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WNW

0.7ft

12s

18%

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Dir

SSW

Water60°F

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

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