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California

Blackies

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.2ft

13s period

Swell

S

190°

Windcross

1 mph

NW

Tide

-0.0 ft

slack

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

40% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

S

1.2ft

13s

60%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.8ft

17s

29%

P3 (tertiary)

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, crowds, current

Optimal conditions

SwellW 270°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46253

Hs2.3 ft

Tp14s

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.2

13s

S190°

2mphcross

-0.0ft

5am

1.2

13s

S189°

2mphcross

-0.0ft↑

8am

1.3

6s

W269°

3mphcross

1.5ft↑

11am

1.4

6s

W266°

7mphonshore

2.0ft↓

2pm

1.4

6s

W260°

9mphonshore

0.8ft↓

5pm

1.6

12s

W269°

8mphonshore

0.3ft↑

8pm

1.4

9s

W268°

5mphcross-on

2.7ft↑

11pm

1.5

11s

W271°

4mphcross-on

3.1ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.5

11s

W268°

4mphcross-on

1.3ft↓

5am

1.9

14s

S190°

4mphcross

-0.1ft↑

8am

1.8

10s

W270°

7mphcross

0.8ft↑

11am

1.8

7s

W268°

9mphcross-on

2.1ft↓

2pm

1.9

7s

WSW250°

9mphonshore

1.2ft↓

5pm

1.9

10s

W262°

8mphcross-on

0.3ft↑

8pm

1.8

10s

W266°

5mphonshore

2.4ft↑

11pm

1.7

10s

W267°

5mphcross-on

3.5ft

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W

0.5ft

12s

12%

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Dir

S

Water63°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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