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California

Wind and Sea

reeftide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.7ft

9s period

Swell

WNW

304°

Windcross-on

10 mph

WSW

Tide

↓3.6 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

38% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

4.9ft

9s

89%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.5ft

16s

8%

P3 (tertiary)

S

0.9ft

12s

3%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsreef, rocks, localism, cold water, sea urchins

Optimal conditions

SwellS 190°

WindN offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs4.3 ft

Tp10s

DirWNW

Water59°F

Reading7/2/2026, 8:26:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, Jul 2

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW286°

——mph

—

5pm

3.5

9s

WNW303°

8mphcross-on

3.3ft

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW284°

——mph

—

8pm

3.4

9s

WNW302°

4mphcross-on

3.0ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW282°

——mph

—

11pm

3.3

8s

WNW302°

1mphcross-on

4.5ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

2am

3.2

8s

WNW301°

2mphcross

4.9ft↓

5am

3.2

8s

WNW302°

2mphcross

2.2ft

5am

FLAT

—

8s

W281°

——mph

—

8am

3.3

8s

WNW304°

2mphonshore

-0.4ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW284°

——mph

—

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW286°

——mph

—

11am

3.3

8s

WNW303°

4mphonshore

0.7ft↑

2pm

3.2

8s

WNW303°

9mphcross-on

3.2ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW286°

——mph

—

5pm

3.0

8s

WNW302°

9mphcross

3.6ft

5pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW283°

——mph

—

8pm

3.0

8s

WNW302°

5mphcross-on

2.9ft

8pm

FLAT

—

8s

W281°

——mph

—

11pm

3.0

8s

WNW302°

2mphcross-on

3.9ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

Sat, Jul 4

2am

3.0

8s

WNW302°

2mphcross-on

4.7ft

2am

FLAT

—

8s

W279°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

5am

3.0

8s

WNW303°

1mphcross

2.8ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW281°

——mph

—

8am

3.0

8s

WNW304°

1mphcross

0.1ft↑

11am

3.0

8s

WNW304°

6mphcross-on

0.5ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW282°

——mph

—

2pm

3.0

8s

WNW303°

9mphcross

3.1ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW282°

——mph

—

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