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California

Topanga Beach

pointtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

0.9ft

5s period

Swell

WSW

252°

Windoffshore

3 mph

E

Tide

↓1.3 ft

falling

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

31% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.0ft

13s

53%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

17s

27%

P3 (tertiary)

WSW

0.6ft

5s

20%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, pollution, rips

Optimal conditions

SwellW 270°

WindE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46268

Hs2.3 ft

Tp14s

DirSSW

Water63°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:30:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

0.9

5s

WSW252°

3mphoffshore

0.3ft↑

5am

0.9

6s

W259°

3mphcross-off

0.5ft↑

8am

1.1

12s

W266°

5mphoffshore

3.4ft

11am

1.0

10s

W268°

6mphcross

3.4ft↓

2pm

1.2

12s

W264°

8mphcross-on

1.2ft↑

5pm

1.1

12s

SW226°

8mphcross-on

2.4ft↑

8pm

1.2

12s

SW228°

2mphonshore

5.7ft↓

11pm

1.2

8s

WSW257°

2mphoffshore

4.9ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.4

15s

SSW195°

3mphoffshore

0.5ft↓

5am

1.2

5s

WSW249°

5mphoffshore

-0.6ft↑

8am

1.2

6s

WSW247°

7mphcross-off

2.5ft↑

11am

1.3

8s

WSW252°

6mphcross

3.8ft↓

2pm

1.1

9s

WNW283°

7mphcross-on

1.8ft↑

5pm

1.3

7s

WSW236°

9mphcross-on

2.1ft↑

8pm

1.2

12s

SW226°

5mphonshore

5.6ft↑

11pm

1.1

6s

WSW248°

1mphcross

5.9ft

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