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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

Santa Monica Pier

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.3ft

16s period

Swell

SSW

209°

Windcross-on

8 mph

W

Tide

3.8 ft

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

53% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

WSW

0.9ft

3s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

SSW

0.7ft

13s

44%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

16s

36%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.5ft

17s

20%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE 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

1.3

16s

SSW209°

8mphcross-on

3.8ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW217°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

11pm

1.2

3s

WSW251°

6mphcross-on

5.8ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

1.4

10s

SW230°

5mphonshore

4.3ft

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

17s

SW216°

——mph

—

5am

1.1

5s

WSW251°

2mphonshore

0.6ft

8am

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

8am

1.4

10s

SW230°

1mphonshore

-0.2ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

11am

1.3

10s

SW224°

6mphcross-on

2.4ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW213°

——mph

—

2pm

1.4

15s

SW217°

10mphcross-on

3.7ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW215°

——mph

—

5pm

1.3

15s

SW215°

13mphcross-on

2.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW217°

——mph

—

8pm

1.4

15s

SSW204°

10mphcross-on

3.3ft

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

11pm

1.3

5s

WSW257°

7mphonshore

5.4ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

2am

1.7

10s

SW226°

2mphoffshore

4.8ft

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SW216°

——mph

—

5am

1.6

11s

SW226°

2mphcross-off

1.2ft↓

8am

1.5

11s

SW220°

3mphoffshore

-0.2ft

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SW216°

——mph

—

11am

1.3

10s

SW227°

6mphonshore

2.1ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW214°

——mph

—

2pm

1.4

16s

SSW198°

12mphcross-on

3.8ft↓

5pm

1.3

15s

SSW201°

12mphonshore

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW215°

——mph

—

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