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NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

Wind and Sea

reeftide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.4ft

16s period

Swell

SSW

201°

Windcross

5 mph

ENE

Tide

-0.6 ft

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

26% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

8.2ft

9s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.9ft

16s

100%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsreef, rocks, localism, cold water, sea urchins

Optimal conditions

SwellS 190°

WindN offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs6.2 ft

Tp9s

DirWNW

Water57°F

Reading6/28/2026, 9:56:00 AM

View NDBC station page →

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Sun, Jun 28

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

5am

2.4

16s

SSW201°

5mphcross

-0.6ft↑

8am

5.2

11s

WNW284°

3mphcross

0.3ft

8am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

11am

5.6

9s

WNW302°

7mphcross-on

2.7ft

11am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW291°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW290°

——mph

—

2pm

2.3

16s

SSW201°

11mphcross

3.4ft

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW292°

——mph

—

5pm

2.2

16s

SSW201°

12mphcross-off

3.1ft

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW294°

——mph

—

8pm

2.2

15s

SSW201°

7mphcross-off

4.6ft↑

11pm

2.1

15s

SSW201°

1mphcross

5.6ft

11pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW294°

——mph

—

Mon, Jun 29

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW295°

——mph

—

2am

2.1

15s

SSW202°

3mphcross-on

3.2ft↓

5am

2.0

15s

SSW198°

5mphcross

-0.2ft

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW295°

——mph

—

8am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

8am

2.0

15s

SSW203°

2mphcross

-0.2ft↑

11am

6.5

10s

WNW302°

6mphonshore

2.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW293°

——mph

—

2pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW293°

——mph

—

2pm

6.0

10s

WNW301°

9mphcross-on

3.5ft↓

5pm

3.2

13s

SW223°

8mphcross-on

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW293°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW293°

——mph

—

8pm

1.9

14s

SSW202°

5mphcross-on

4.2ft↑

11pm

1.9

14s

SSW197°

0mphoffshore

5.6ft

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

Tue, Jun 30

2am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

2am

3.0

12s

WSW251°

3mphcross

3.8ft

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