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California

Strands Beach

beachtide: low

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.4ft

14s period

Swell

S

190°

Windcross

4 mph

NNW

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

30% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

S

1.2ft

14s

66%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

17s

23%

Wind sea

W

0.6ft

2s

not surfable

not surfable

P3 (tertiary)

W

0.5ft

12s

11%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencelow

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, rocks

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidelow

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46253

Hs2.3 ft

Tp14s

DirS

Water63°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

1.5

13s

S190°

2mphoffshore

-0.1ft↑

5am

1.5

13s

S189°

4mphoffshore

0.8ft↑

8am

1.7

13s

S189°

3mphcross-off

3.6ft↓

11am

1.9

16s

SSW193°

6mphonshore

3.1ft↓

2pm

1.9

16s

SSW192°

8mphonshore

1.1ft↑

5pm

1.9

15s

SSW192°

6mphonshore

2.6ft↑

8pm

1.9

15s

SSW192°

5mphcross-on

5.8ft↓

11pm

1.9

15s

S190°

4mphcross-on

4.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.9

15s

S190°

5mphcross-on

0.2ft↓

5am

2.0

14s

S190°

5mphcross

-0.4ft↑

8am

1.9

14s

S190°

8mphcross

2.9ft↑

11am

2.0

14s

S189°

7mphcross-on

3.6ft↓

2pm

2.2

14s

S190°

8mphonshore

1.5ft↑

5pm

2.1

14s

S189°

7mphcross-on

2.2ft↑

8pm

2.0

13s

S190°

5mphcross-on

5.7ft↓

11pm

1.9

13s

S190°

6mphcross

5.4ft

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