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California

Mole Point

2.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

5.9ft

10s period

Swell

WNW

304°

Windcross

14 mph

WSW

Tide

3.2 ft

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

29% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

5.6ft

10s

92%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.3ft

17s

5%

P3 (tertiary)

S

1.1ft

13s

3%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellNW 322°

WindSE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46240

Hs3.6 ft

Tp14s

DirN

Water59°F

Reading4/30/2026, 9:56:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

5pm

5.9

10s

WNW304°

14mphcross

3.2ft

5pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

8pm

5.6

10s

WNW303°

12mphcross

3.3ft

8pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

11pm

5.5

10s

WNW303°

9mphcross

5.0ft

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW296°

——mph

—

Thu, Jul 2

2am

5.3

10s

WNW303°

9mphcross

5.1ft

2am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW296°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW298°

——mph

—

5am

5.4

10s

NW304°

7mphcross

1.8ft

8am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

8am

5.6

10s

NW304°

7mphcross

-0.6ft

11am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

11am

5.5

10s

NW304°

11mphcross

1.0ft

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

2pm

5.2

9s

WNW303°

16mphcross

3.5ft

5pm

4.8

9s

WNW300°

14mphcross

3.4ft

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW292°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW291°

——mph

—

8pm

4.3

9s

WNW300°

9mphcross

3.0ft↑

11pm

4.1

9s

WNW300°

5mphcross-on

4.5ft

11pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW288°

——mph

—

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW285°

——mph

—

2am

4.1

8s

WNW300°

5mphcross-on

5.1ft

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW288°

——mph

—

5am

4.0

8s

WNW301°

3mphcross-on

2.5ft

8am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW291°

——mph

—

8am

4.0

8s

WNW302°

4mphonshore

-0.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW293°

——mph

—

11am

4.0

8s

WNW302°

7mphcross-on

0.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW291°

——mph

—

2pm

3.8

8s

WNW301°

9mphcross-on

3.3ft

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