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California

South Ocean Beach

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

4.3ft

10s period

Swell

WNW

289°

Windcross-on

18 mph

SW

Tide

3.3 ft

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

35% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

4.3ft

10s

90%

P2 (secondary)

SW

1.1ft

17s

6%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.9ft

13s

4%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellW 260°

WindE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46237

Hs4.9 ft

Tp10s

DirWNW

Water59°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:30:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

4.3

10s

WNW289°

18mphcross-on

3.3ft

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW296°

——mph

—

11pm

4.4

10s

WNW289°

17mphcross-on

5.2ft

Thu, Jul 2

2am

4.7

10s

WNW288°

18mphcross-on

5.6ft

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW295°

——mph

—

5am

4.7

10s

WNW287°

16mphcross-on

2.0ft

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW292°

——mph

—

8am

4.2

10s

WNW289°

17mphcross-on

-0.6ft

8am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW287°

——mph

—

11am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW286°

——mph

—

11am

4.0

9s

WNW285°

18mphcross-on

1.2ft↑

2pm

3.8

9s

WNW283°

19mphcross-on

4.3ft

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW285°

——mph

—

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW284°

——mph

—

5pm

3.4

8s

WNW285°

18mphcross-on

4.3ft↓

8pm

2.2

14s

WSW238°

16mphonshore

3.1ft

8pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW283°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW287°

——mph

—

11pm

2.3

13s

WSW238°

13mphonshore

4.5ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

3.5

8s

WNW289°

12mphcross-on

5.7ft

2am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW290°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW290°

——mph

—

5am

3.6

8s

WNW288°

12mphcross-on

2.8ft↓

8am

3.5

8s

WNW288°

13mphcross-on

-0.4ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW290°

——mph

—

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW285°

——mph

—

11am

3.2

7s

WNW287°

13mphcross-on

0.7ft↑

2pm

3.0

7s

WNW286°

10mphonshore

4.0ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW282°

——mph

—

5pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW284°

——mph

—

5pm

2.9

9s

W277°

9mphonshore

4.6ft

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