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California

Steamer Lane

pointtide: all

2.5Updated 0 min ago

📹 Cowell Beach CoastCam — via USGS CoastCam

Face

3.4ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

287°

Windcross-off

2 mph

N

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

28% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

4.7ft

6s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WNW

3.9ft

12s

83%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.6ft

14s

13%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.9ft

18s

4%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferenceall

Crowdheavy

Hazardsreef, rocks, crowds, localism, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tideall

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs5.6 ft

Tp13s

DirW

Water53°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

3.9

11s

WNW290°

2mphcross

-0.1ft↑

5am

4.0

8s

WNW297°

4mphcross-on

0.0ft↑

8am

4.5

8s

WNW299°

3mphcross

2.3ft↑

11am

2.8

12s

W270°

6mphonshore

3.5ft↓

2pm

3.2

12s

WSW242°

12mphcross-on

1.9ft

5pm

2.0

16s

SSW191°

10mphcross

1.9ft↑

8pm

2.0

16s

SSW192°

8mphcross

4.7ft↑

11pm

2.7

12s

W269°

4mphcross

5.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.0

15s

SSW192°

2mphcross-on

1.8ft↓

5am

4.1

13s

SSW211°

4mphoffshore

-0.8ft↑

8am

4.1

13s

SSW210°

1mphcross-on

1.1ft↑

11am

2.0

15s

S191°

5mphcross-on

3.5ft↓

2pm

2.0

14s

S191°

13mphcross

2.7ft↓

5pm

2.0

14s

SSW192°

12mphcross

2.0ft↑

8pm

2.2

14s

SSW191°

16mphcross

4.5ft↑

11pm

2.6

14s

SSW211°

13mphcross

6.0ft

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