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California

Windansea Beach

reeftide: low

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.9ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

197°

Windcross

5 mph

WNW

Tide

1.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

24% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.5ft

13s

64%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.0ft

17s

26%

Wind sea

WNW

0.7ft

2s

not surfable

not surfable

P3 (tertiary)

WNW

0.6ft

10s

10%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencelow

Crowdheavy

Hazardsrocks, reef, shallow, sea urchins, localism, crowds

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidelow

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46225

Hs3.0 ft

Tp13s

DirSSW

Water65°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

2.0

13s

SSW197°

1mphcross

0.2ft↑

5am

2.1

13s

SSW197°

3mphcross-on

0.6ft↑

8am

2.1

13s

SSW196°

3mphcross

3.4ft↓

11am

2.3

16s

SSW197°

6mphcross-on

3.2ft↓

2pm

2.4

16s

SSW195°

10mphcross-on

1.1ft↑

5pm

2.4

15s

SSW196°

8mphcross-on

2.5ft↑

8pm

2.5

15s

SSW196°

4mphonshore

5.7ft↓

11pm

2.6

15s

SSW196°

4mphcross-on

4.6ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.6

15s

SSW195°

4mphcross

0.3ft↓

5am

2.6

14s

SSW195°

7mphcross

-0.5ft↑

8am

2.5

14s

SSW195°

8mphcross

2.6ft↑

11am

2.5

14s

SSW195°

9mphonshore

3.7ft↓

2pm

2.6

14s

SSW194°

10mphonshore

1.6ft↑

5pm

2.7

14s

SSW194°

9mphonshore

2.1ft↑

8pm

2.5

13s

SSW195°

5mphonshore

5.6ft

11pm

2.5

13s

SSW196°

3mphonshore

5.6ft

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