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NWPS — nearshore wave model
WAVEWATCH III — spectral swell
HRRR — 3 km wind
NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

Oxnard Beach

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

0.8ft

8s period

Swell

W

273°

Windcross-on

10 mph

WNW

Tide

↑3.0 ft

rising

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

47% 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

SwellWSW 240°

WindENE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46268

Hs2.0 ft

Tp17s

DirSSW

Water68°F

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

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

0.8

8s

W273°

10mphcross-on

3.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW235°

——mph

—

11pm

2.4

5s

W259°

7mphcross

5.7ft

11pm

FLAT

—

16s

WSW243°

——mph

—

Thu, Jul 2

2am

2.1

5s

W259°

3mphcross

4.3ft

2am

FLAT

—

16s

WSW247°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SW236°

——mph

—

5am

1.7

5s

W259°

3mphcross-off

0.7ft↓

8am

1.5

5s

W260°

1mphcross

-0.3ft

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SW226°

——mph

—

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW221°

——mph

—

11am

1.4

5s

W260°

6mphonshore

2.1ft↑

2pm

0.7

8s

W271°

8mphonshore

3.6ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW218°

——mph

—

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW221°

——mph

—

5pm

0.7

15s

SSW208°

11mphcross-on

2.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW227°

——mph

—

8pm

1.1

7s

W269°

13mphcross

3.2ft

11pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW231°

——mph

—

11pm

2.4

5s

W260°

10mphcross

5.2ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

16s

WSW241°

——mph

—

2am

1.9

5s

W260°

3mphcross

4.7ft↓

5am

1.5

5s

W260°

3mphoffshore

1.3ft

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SW234°

——mph

—

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SW225°

——mph

—

8am

1.4

5s

W260°

4mphcross-off

-0.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW217°

——mph

—

11am

1.3

5s

W260°

7mphonshore

1.7ft↑

2pm

1.3

5s

W260°

12mphcross-on

3.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

5pm

1.0

10s

SW220°

12mphcross-on

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW215°

——mph

—

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