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California

The Lane

pointtide: low

2.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.7ft

12s period

Swell

WNW

286°

Windcross-off

5 mph

E

Tide

3.6 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

44% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

4.5ft

6s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

WNW

3.4ft

12s

67%

P2 (secondary)

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencelow

Crowdheavy

Hazardsrocks, reef, crowds, localism, cold water, current

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidelow

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

No nearby buoy.

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

4.2

12s

WNW287°

4mphcross-off

2.2ft↓

5am

4.1

9s

WNW292°

3mphcross-off

0.0ft↑

8am

3.6

8s

WNW291°

1mphcross

2.1ft↑

11am

4.2

9s

WNW290°

6mphonshore

4.1ft↓

2pm

2.8

12s

WSW243°

7mphonshore

2.7ft↓

5pm

2.9

13s

WSW240°

7mphcross

1.8ft↑

8pm

4.4

12s

WSW241°

6mphcross

4.6ft↑

11pm

3.7

10s

WNW288°

6mphcross-off

6.3ft

Fri, May 15

2am

4.4

12s

WSW240°

4mphcross-off

3.1ft↓

5am

5.1

9s

WNW293°

4mphcross-off

-0.6ft↑

8am

5.1

9s

WNW295°

2mphcross

0.8ft↑

11am

5.1

9s

WNW295°

7mphonshore

3.8ft↓

2pm

1.7

14s

SSW192°

6mphonshore

3.5ft↓

5pm

1.8

14s

SSW193°

3mphonshore

1.9ft↑

8pm

1.8

14s

SSW193°

12mphcross

4.2ft↑

11pm

5.1

12s

WSW243°

8mphcross

6.7ft

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WSW

2.2ft

10s

28%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.0ft

16s

5%

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