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WAVEWATCH III — spectral swell
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NDBC — realtime buoys
CO-OPS — tide predictions

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California

3 Mile

pointtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

2.1ft

16s period

Swell

SSW

201°

Windcross

7 mph

NW

Tide

-0.6 ft

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

35% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

Wind sea

NW

8.2ft

9s

not surfable

not surfable

P1 (primary)

SSW

1.9ft

16s

100%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakpoint

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, reef, kelp, cold water, localism

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 229°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakpoint

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs6.2 ft

Tp9s

DirWNW

Water57°F

Reading6/28/2026, 9:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Sun, Jun 28

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW296°

——mph

—

5am

2.1

16s

SSW201°

6mphcross

-0.6ft

8am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW296°

——mph

—

8am

4.7

11s

WNW284°

4mphcross-off

0.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW294°

——mph

—

11am

4.5

9s

WNW302°

8mphonshore

2.7ft

2pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW293°

——mph

—

2pm

2.0

16s

SSW201°

20mphcross

3.4ft↓

5pm

2.0

16s

SSW201°

19mphcross

3.1ft

5pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW294°

——mph

—

8pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW296°

——mph

—

8pm

2.0

15s

SSW201°

14mphcross

4.6ft

11pm

FLAT

—

9s

WNW298°

——mph

—

11pm

1.9

15s

SSW201°

5mphcross

5.6ft

Mon, Jun 29

2am

1.9

15s

SSW202°

7mphcross

3.2ft

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW299°

——mph

—

5am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW298°

——mph

—

5am

1.8

15s

SSW198°

6mphcross

-0.2ft

8am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW297°

——mph

—

8am

1.8

15s

SSW203°

3mphcross

-0.2ft↑

11am

5.2

10s

WNW302°

6mphcross-on

2.3ft

11am

FLAT

—

10s

WNW296°

——mph

—

2pm

4.8

10s

WNW301°

10mphcross-on

3.5ft

2pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW295°

——mph

—

5pm

3.7

13s

SW223°

17mphcross

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW296°

——mph

—

8pm

1.7

14s

SSW202°

3mphcross

4.2ft

8pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW298°

——mph

—

11pm

FLAT

—

10s

WNW299°

——mph

—

11pm

1.7

14s

SSW197°

2mphcross

5.6ft

Tue, Jun 30

2am

5.2

12s

WSW251°

7mphcross

3.8ft

2am

FLAT

—

9s

WNW298°

——mph

—

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