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California

Montara State Beach

beachtide: mid

1.5Updated 0 min ago

Face

5.7ft

7s period

Swell

WNW

291°

Windcross

14 mph

N

Tide

↓2.8 ft

falling

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

41% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

4.8ft

7s

72%

P2 (secondary)

W

2.7ft

12s

23%

P3 (tertiary)

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdlight

Hazardsrips, sharks, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellWNW 292°

WindESE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46237

Hs6.9 ft

Tp13s

7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

5.7

7s

WNW291°

12mphcross

1.5ft↓

5am

5.5

7s

WNW288°

9mphcross

-0.3ft↑

8am

5.4

8s

WNW288°

8mphcross

2.3ft↑

11am

5.3

8s

WNW288°

11mphcross-on

4.2ft↓

2pm

5.3

8s

WNW289°

13mphcross-on

2.4ft↓

5pm

3.2

10s

W277°

14mphcross-on

1.8ft↑

8pm

7.1

9s

WNW291°

16mphcross

4.7ft↑

11pm

1.1

16s

SSW211°

17mphcross

5.9ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.1

15s

SSW211°

16mphcross

2.2ft↓

5am

8.4

9s

WNW292°

18mphcross

-1.0ft↑

8am

7.7

9s

WNW292°

19mphcross

1.0ft↑

11am

7.1

9s

WNW292°

19mphcross

4.1ft↓

2pm

1.3

15s

SSW209°

19mphcross

3.3ft↓

5pm

1.5

16s

W273°

19mphcross

1.9ft↑

8pm

1.7

16s

W274°

28mphonshore

4.2ft↑

11pm

1.8

15s

W274°

29mphcross-on

6.4ft

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SSW

1.3ft

14s

5%

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Dir

W

Water53°F

Reading5/14/2026, 5:00:00 AM

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