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California

Point Arena

pointtide: mid

2.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

4.3ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

284°

Windcross-off

14 mph

N

Tide

3.5 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

48% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

6.8ft

6s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WNW

4.3ft

12s

87%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.5ft

14s

11%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.7ft

18s

2%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdheavy

Hazardsrocks, reef, sharks, shallow, localism, cold water, current, rips

Optimal conditions

SwellNW 315°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46013

Hs—

Tp—

Dir—

Water—

Reading5/14/2026, 5:00:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.8

12s

WSW239°

13mphcross-off

2.1ft↓

5am

1.0

14s

SSW194°

13mphcross-off

-0.2ft↑

8am

1.1

14s

S189°

16mphcross-off

2.0ft↑

11am

3.5

10s

WNW286°

21mphcross-off

4.2ft↓

2pm

1.0

13s

SSW194°

21mphcross-off

2.7ft↓

5pm

1.1

16s

SSW192°

23mphcross-off

1.6ft↑

8pm

1.2

16s

SSW191°

20mphcross-off

4.4ft↑

11pm

1.3

16s

SSW192°

18mphcross-off

6.2ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.4

16s

SSW192°

18mphcross-off

2.9ft↓

5am

1.6

13s

WSW240°

18mphcross-off

-0.8ft↑

8am

1.9

17s

WNW299°

19mphcross-off

0.6ft↑

11am

2.2

16s

WNW299°

23mphcross-off

3.9ft↓

2pm

1.1

15s

SSW191°

24mphcross-off

3.5ft↓

5pm

1.1

15s

S191°

24mphcross-off

1.9ft↑

8pm

1.1

15s

SSW192°

24mphcross

3.9ft↑

11pm

3.6

14s

WNW299°

23mphcross

6.6ft

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