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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

Shitpipe

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.0ft

16s period

Swell

SSW

209°

Windonshore

9 mph

W

Tide

↑2.9 ft

rising

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

54% 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

SwellWSW 245°

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

1.0

16s

SSW209°

8mphonshore

3.6ft

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW217°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

11pm

1.2

3s

WSW251°

6mphonshore

5.5ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

1.3

10s

SW230°

5mphonshore

4.3ft

2am

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

5am

1.1

5s

WSW251°

1mphonshore

0.7ft

5am

FLAT

—

17s

SW216°

——mph

—

8am

1.3

10s

SW230°

2mphcross

-0.3ft

8am

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

11am

1.2

10s

SW224°

7mphonshore

2.0ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

2pm

1.2

15s

SW217°

9mphonshore

3.6ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW213°

——mph

—

5pm

1.0

15s

SW215°

12mphcross-on

2.7ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW215°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW217°

——mph

—

8pm

1.1

15s

SSW204°

9mphcross-on

3.1ft

11pm

FLAT

—

17s

SW215°

——mph

—

11pm

1.2

5s

WSW257°

9mphonshore

5.1ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

2am

1.6

10s

SW226°

6mphonshore

4.6ft

5am

FLAT

—

16s

SW216°

——mph

—

5am

1.5

11s

SW226°

4mphonshore

1.3ft

8am

FLAT

—

16s

SW216°

——mph

—

8am

1.4

11s

SW220°

3mphoffshore

-0.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

16s

SW214°

——mph

—

11am

1.2

10s

SW227°

5mphonshore

1.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

16s

SSW214°

——mph

—

2pm

1.1

16s

SSW198°

16mphonshore

3.6ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

SW215°

——mph

—

5pm

1.0

15s

SSW201°

15mphonshore

2.9ft

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