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

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California

Pescadero

2.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

5.4ft

10s period

Swell

WNW

301°

Windcross-on

8 mph

SSW

Tide

↓3.2 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

35% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

5.7ft

10s

93%

P2 (secondary)

SW

1.2ft

17s

4%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.0ft

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

SwellW 270°

WindE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46012

Hs6.2 ft

Tp9s

Dir—

Water57°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

FLAT

—

10s

WNW299°

——mph

—

8pm

5.3

10s

WNW301°

8mphcross

3.3ft

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW301°

——mph

—

11pm

5.2

10s

WNW301°

8mphcross

4.9ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

5.4

10s

WNW302°

8mphcross

4.5ft

2am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW302°

——mph

—

5am

5.5

10s

WNW302°

9mphcross

1.0ft

5am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW301°

——mph

—

8am

5.5

9s

WNW301°

11mphcross

-0.7ft

8am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW298°

——mph

—

11am

5.1

9s

WNW301°

13mphcross

1.4ft

11am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW297°

——mph

—

2pm

4.8

9s

WNW299°

13mphcross

3.8ft

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW295°

——mph

—

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW294°

——mph

—

5pm

4.4

9s

WNW299°

10mphcross-on

3.6ft

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

8pm

4.1

9s

WNW299°

7mphcross-on

3.1ft↑

11pm

4.0

8s

WNW300°

3mphonshore

4.3ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW292°

——mph

—

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW295°

——mph

—

2am

4.1

8s

WNW301°

0mphcross

4.7ft

5am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW297°

——mph

—

5am

4.1

8s

WNW302°

3mphcross-on

1.7ft↓

8am

4.2

8s

WNW302°

4mphcross

-0.6ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW297°

——mph

—

11am

4.0

8s

WNW301°

6mphonshore

1.0ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW295°

——mph

—

2pm

3.7

8s

WNW301°

6mphonshore

3.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW292°

——mph

—

5pm

3.5

8s

WNW300°

6mphonshore

3.8ft

5pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW290°

——mph

—

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