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California

Lovers Point

pointtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

5.5ft

7s period

Swell

NW

305°

Windcross-on

5 mph

NW

Tide

↓2.6 ft

falling

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

50% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

NW

4.1ft

7s

51%

P2 (secondary)

WNW

3.7ft

12s

42%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.5ft

14s

7%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, rocks, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellNW 315°

WindS offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46240

Hs3.6 ft

Tp14s

DirN

Water59°F

Reading4/30/2026, 9:56:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

5.5

7s

NW305°

4mphcross-on

1.4ft↓

5am

5.6

7s

WNW302°

4mphcross-on

-0.0ft↑

8am

5.7

8s

WNW299°

3mphcross

2.3ft↑

11am

5.8

8s

WNW298°

10mphcross-on

3.7ft↓

2pm

5.9

8s

WNW298°

12mphcross-on

2.1ft↓

5pm

6.3

8s

WNW299°

11mphcross

1.8ft↑

8pm

7.4

8s

WNW301°

8mphcross-on

4.7ft↑

11pm

7.5

9s

WNW301°

6mphcross

5.6ft

Fri, May 15

2am

7.7

9s

WNW299°

7mphcross-on

2.0ft↓

5am

8.2

9s

WNW300°

6mphcross

-0.8ft↑

8am

8.5

9s

WNW302°

3mphcross-on

1.1ft↑

11am

8.6

9s

WNW303°

11mphcross-on

3.6ft↓

2pm

8.7

9s

WNW303°

17mphcross-on

2.8ft↓

5pm

9.6

9s

NW304°

19mphcross-on

1.9ft↑

8pm

2.3

16s

WNW300°

16mphcross

4.4ft↑

11pm

2.4

16s

WNW301°

14mphcross-on

6.2ft

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