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California

Ponto Beach

beachtide: mid

2.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.0ft

13s period

Swell

SSW

197°

Windcross

2 mph

N

Tide

↓1.1 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

31% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.5ft

13s

53%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

1.1ft

17s

29%

P3 (tertiary)

W

0.9ft

12s

18%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardspollution, rips

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindENE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46224

Hs3.0 ft

Tp13s

DirSSW

Water65°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:26:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

2.0

13s

SSW197°

2mphcross

0.2ft↑

5am

2.1

13s

SSW197°

3mphcross

0.6ft↑

8am

2.1

13s

SSW196°

2mphcross

3.4ft↓

11am

2.2

16s

SSW197°

6mphonshore

3.2ft↓

2pm

2.4

16s

SSW195°

9mphonshore

1.1ft↑

5pm

2.4

15s

SSW196°

7mphonshore

2.5ft↑

8pm

2.5

15s

SSW196°

4mphcross-on

5.7ft↓

11pm

2.5

15s

SSW195°

4mphcross-on

4.6ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.6

15s

SSW195°

3mphcross

0.3ft↓

5am

2.6

14s

SSW195°

6mphcross

-0.5ft↑

8am

2.5

14s

SSW194°

5mphcross

2.6ft↑

11am

2.5

14s

SSW194°

9mphonshore

3.7ft↓

2pm

2.6

14s

SSW194°

9mphonshore

1.6ft↑

5pm

2.6

14s

SSW194°

8mphonshore

2.1ft↑

8pm

2.5

13s

SSW195°

3mphonshore

5.6ft

11pm

2.4

13s

SSW195°

3mphcross

5.6ft

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