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California

Stinson Beach

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

3.2ft

7s period

Swell

WNW

290°

Windoffshore

9 mph

NNE

Tide

↓3.1 ft

falling

ConditionsChoppy

Choppy

47% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

WNW

5.0ft

7s

67%

P2 (secondary)

WNW

3.3ft

12s

30%

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

0.9ft

14s

2%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrips, sharks, cold water, current

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 225°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46237

Hs6.9 ft

Tp13s

DirW

Water53°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

3.2

7s

WNW290°

9mphoffshore

2.4ft↓

5am

3.3

7s

WNW291°

7mphcross-off

0.5ft↑

8am

3.2

8s

WNW291°

2mphcross

0.7ft↑

11am

3.4

11s

WNW289°

5mphcross-on

2.3ft↓

2pm

1.3

17s

SW218°

10mphcross

1.8ft↓

5pm

1.3

16s

SW219°

12mphcross-off

1.0ft↑

8pm

1.3

16s

SW214°

13mphoffshore

2.5ft↑

11pm

1.3

16s

SSW214°

14mphoffshore

4.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.3

16s

SW216°

15mphoffshore

3.0ft↓

5am

4.4

9s

WNW296°

13mphoffshore

0.6ft↓

8am

4.0

9s

WNW295°

11mphoffshore

-0.1ft↑

11am

1.4

15s

SSW213°

8mphcross-off

1.8ft↑

2pm

1.3

15s

SSW213°

11mphcross

2.2ft↓

5pm

1.2

15s

SSW212°

14mphcross-off

1.2ft↑

8pm

1.2

14s

SSW213°

34mphcross

2.1ft↑

11pm

1.2

14s

SSW213°

33mphcross

4.5ft

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