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NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

3 Mile

pointtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.9ft

9s period

Swell

WNW

303°

Windcross-on

8 mph

W

Tide

3.3 ft

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

47% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

4.5ft

9s

87%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.5ft

15s

9%

P3 (tertiary)

S

0.9ft

11s

3%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, reef, kelp, cold water, localism

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 229°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs4.3 ft

Tp10s

DirWNW

Water59°F

Reading7/2/2026, 8:26:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, Jul 2

5pm

2.9

9s

WNW303°

8mphcross-on

3.3ft

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW288°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW284°

——mph

—

8pm

2.8

9s

WNW302°

4mphcross-on

3.0ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

W281°

——mph

—

11pm

2.8

8s

WNW302°

2mphcross

4.5ft

Fri, Jul 3

2am

2.7

8s

WNW301°

4mphcross

4.9ft

2am

FLAT

—

9s

W279°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW282°

——mph

—

5am

2.7

8s

WNW302°

3mphcross

2.2ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW285°

——mph

—

8am

2.8

8s

WNW304°

3mphonshore

-0.4ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

WNW286°

——mph

—

11am

2.8

8s

WNW303°

5mphonshore

0.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

WNW283°

——mph

—

2pm

2.7

8s

WNW303°

9mphcross-on

3.2ft

5pm

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

5pm

2.5

8s

WNW302°

11mphcross-on

3.6ft↓

8pm

2.4

8s

WNW302°

7mphcross-on

2.9ft

8pm

FLAT

—

8s

W279°

——mph

—

11pm

2.5

8s

WNW302°

4mphcross-on

3.9ft

11pm

FLAT

—

8s

W278°

——mph

—

Sat, Jul 4

2am

FLAT

—

8s

W278°

——mph

—

2am

2.5

8s

WNW302°

3mphcross-on

4.7ft

5am

FLAT

—

8s

W279°

——mph

—

5am

2.4

8s

WNW303°

3mphcross

2.8ft

8am

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

8am

2.4

8s

WNW304°

3mphcross

0.1ft

11am

FLAT

—

8s

W280°

——mph

—

11am

2.4

8s

WNW304°

6mphcross-on

0.5ft

2pm

FLAT

—

8s

W279°

——mph

—

2pm

2.5

8s

WNW303°

9mphcross-on

3.1ft

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