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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

Tarpits

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

0.9ft

15s period

Swell

WSW

236°

Windcross-on

5 mph

W

Tide

3.0 ft

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

59% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

W

2.6ft

4s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WSW

0.7ft

15s

71%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.4ft

14s

21%

P3 (tertiary)

SW

0.2ft

10s

7%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Break—

Tide preference—

Crowd—

Hazards—

Optimal conditions

SwellSSW 205°

WindNNE offshore

Tideany

Period10s+

Break—

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46053

Hs3.0 ft

Tp7s

DirW

Water64°F

Reading7/1/2026, 10:50:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Wed, Jul 1

8pm

FLAT

—

12s

WSW259°

——mph

—

8pm

0.9

15s

WSW236°

2mphcross-on

3.7ft↑

11pm

1.0

7s

W270°

3mphcross

5.7ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

WSW256°

——mph

—

Thu, Jul 2

2am

FLAT

—

11s

WSW251°

——mph

—

2am

1.1

6s

W266°

4mphcross-on

4.6ft

5am

FLAT

—

13s

WSW248°

——mph

—

5am

1.2

5s

W261°

4mphcross-on

0.8ft↓

8am

1.1

5s

W261°

3mphonshore

-0.3ft

8am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW246°

——mph

—

11am

1.0

6s

W261°

4mphcross

2.2ft

11am

FLAT

—

13s

WSW246°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW245°

——mph

—

2pm

0.8

10s

W263°

6mphcross-on

3.7ft↓

5pm

0.8

14s

WSW237°

9mphcross

2.9ft

5pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW250°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

11s

WSW252°

——mph

—

8pm

1.0

7s

W272°

5mphcross

3.2ft

11pm

FLAT

—

7s

WSW252°

——mph

—

11pm

1.0

7s

W271°

4mphcross-off

5.3ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

FLAT

—

11s

WSW247°

——mph

—

2am

1.0

6s

W264°

4mphcross-on

5.0ft

5am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW244°

——mph

—

5am

0.9

6s

W265°

3mphcross

1.5ft

8am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW242°

——mph

—

8am

0.9

6s

W265°

4mphonshore

-0.3ft↑

11am

1.1

5s

W261°

6mphcross-on

1.8ft

11am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW242°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW244°

——mph

—

2pm

0.8

8s

WSW254°

9mphcross-on

3.8ft

5pm

FLAT

—

13s

WSW251°

——mph

—

5pm

0.9

8s

WSW254°

9mphcross-on

3.2ft

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