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WAVEWATCH III — spectral swell
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NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

Mussel Shoals

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

0.9ft

12s period

Swell

S

186°

Windcross

4 mph

NW

Tide

3.7 ft

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

56% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

WSW

1.8ft

4s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

W

0.7ft

8s

55%

P2 (secondary)

S

0.5ft

12s

26%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.4ft

16s

19%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellS 184°

WindNNE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46053

Hs3.0 ft

Tp7s

DirW

Water64°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:50:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

0.9

12s

S186°

4mphcross

3.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

12s

WSW259°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

WSW256°

——mph

—

11pm

1.3

5s

W259°

2mphcross-on

5.7ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

FLAT

—

11s

WSW251°

——mph

—

2am

1.2

5s

W259°

6mphcross-on

4.6ft

5am

FLAT

—

13s

WSW248°

——mph

—

5am

1.0

5s

W259°

4mphcross-on

0.8ft

8am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW246°

——mph

—

8am

0.9

5s

W260°

4mphonshore

-0.3ft↑

11am

0.9

5s

W260°

5mphcross-on

2.2ft

11am

FLAT

—

13s

WSW246°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW245°

——mph

—

2pm

0.9

12s

S182°

5mphcross-on

3.7ft↓

5pm

1.0

14s

S186°

10mphcross

2.9ft

5pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW250°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

11s

WSW252°

——mph

—

8pm

1.0

7s

W269°

10mphcross

3.2ft

11pm

FLAT

—

7s

WSW252°

——mph

—

11pm

1.4

5s

W260°

2mphoffshore

5.3ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

1.3

5s

W260°

6mphcross-on

5.0ft

2am

FLAT

—

11s

WSW247°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW244°

——mph

—

5am

1.1

5s

W260°

3mphcross-on

1.5ft

8am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW242°

——mph

—

8am

1.1

5s

W260°

6mphcross-on

-0.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW242°

——mph

—

11am

1.0

5s

W260°

4mphcross-on

1.8ft

2pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW244°

——mph

—

2pm

1.0

5s

W260°

9mphcross-on

3.8ft↓

5pm

1.0

10s

SW220°

9mphcross-on

3.2ft

5pm

FLAT

—

13s

WSW251°

——mph

—

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