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CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

Middles

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.9ft

17s period

Swell

SSW

207°

Windcross

8 mph

WNW

Tide

↑2.5 ft

rising

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

39% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

W

1.3ft

3s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

S

1.2ft

13s

49%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.1ft

17s

44%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.5ft

20s

7%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNNE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46277

Hs2.6 ft

Tp17s

DirSSW

Water69°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:30:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

1.8

15s

SSW198°

6mphcross

3.9ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW231°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW228°

——mph

—

11pm

2.0

16s

SSW207°

5mphcross

5.6ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

1.9

15s

SSW203°

2mphcross

3.8ft

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SW224°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

17s

SW221°

——mph

—

5am

1.9

16s

SSW208°

1mphcross

0.3ft↓

8am

1.9

16s

SSW208°

1mphcross-on

0.0ft

8am

FLAT

—

17s

SW221°

——mph

—

11am

1.8

15s

SSW207°

6mphonshore

2.7ft

11am

FLAT

—

17s

SW222°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW224°

——mph

—

2pm

2.0

14s

SSW202°

11mphcross

3.5ft

5pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW228°

——mph

—

5pm

2.0

15s

SSW206°

12mphcross

2.4ft↑

8pm

2.0

15s

SSW207°

9mphcross

3.3ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW229°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW229°

——mph

—

11pm

2.2

16s

SSW205°

7mphcross

5.3ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

2.3

16s

SSW199°

4mphcross

4.2ft

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SW225°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SW223°

——mph

—

5am

2.2

17s

SSW197°

2mphcross-off

0.9ft

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SW223°

——mph

—

8am

2.1

17s

SSW192°

4mphcross-off

-0.1ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW224°

——mph

—

11am

2.0

16s

SSW194°

10mphcross

2.3ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW226°

——mph

—

2pm

2.3

16s

SSW199°

11mphcross-on

3.7ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW229°

——mph

—

5pm

2.1

16s

SSW198°

12mphcross

2.6ft

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Nearshore forecast from CDIP MOP — data courtesy of CDIP, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.