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California

Rincon

pointtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.4ft

7s period

Swell

W

268°

Windcross-on

2 mph

S

Tide

↓1.7 ft

falling

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

44% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

W

2.2ft

7s

67%

P2 (secondary)

W

1.4ft

12s

30%

P3 (tertiary)

SW

0.4ft

13s

3%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdheavy

Hazardsrocks, localism, sharks, cold water

Optimal conditions

SwellWNW 292°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46053

Hs—

Tp—

Dir—

Water58°F

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

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

2.4

7s

W268°

1mphcross-on

0.6ft↓

5am

2.5

7s

W269°

1mphcross

0.5ft↑

8am

2.7

8s

W270°

3mphcross-on

3.2ft↑

11am

2.8

8s

W270°

6mphonshore

3.5ft↓

2pm

2.8

8s

W270°

6mphonshore

1.4ft↑

5pm

1.9

10s

W270°

6mphcross-on

2.3ft↑

8pm

1.5

9s

WSW248°

4mphcross

5.7ft↓

11pm

3.1

8s

W266°

6mphcross-on

5.2ft

Fri, May 15

2am

3.1

9s

W268°

5mphcross-on

0.9ft↓

5am

3.3

9s

W270°

4mphcross-on

-0.6ft↑

8am

3.4

9s

W270°

3mphcross-on

2.2ft↑

11am

3.4

9s

W270°

3mphonshore

3.8ft↓

2pm

3.3

9s

W270°

4mphonshore

2.0ft↑

5pm

3.6

10s

W270°

5mphcross-on

2.1ft↑

8pm

4.2

9s

W269°

1mphcross

5.5ft↑

11pm

4.0

10s

W269°

1mphoffshore

6.2ft

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