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California

Wind and Sea

reeftide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.8ft

14s period

Swell

S

190°

Windcross-on

12 mph

W

Tide

↓3.7 ft

falling

ConditionsClean

Clean

16% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

S

2.0ft

14s

46%

P2 (secondary)

SW

1.7ft

20s

33%

P3 (tertiary)

WSW

1.3ft

12s

21%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakreef

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsreef, rocks, localism, cold water, sea urchins

Optimal conditions

SwellWNW 290°

WindNE offshore

Tidemid

Period10s+

Breakreef

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46236

Hs2.3 ft

Tp20s

DirWSW

Water61°F

Reading6/16/2026, 6:56:00 PM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Tue, Jun 16

5pm

1.8

13s

S190°

13mphcross-on

3.0ft

5pm

FLAT

—

20s

SW218°

——mph

—

8pm

2.1

8s

WNW297°

9mphcross-on

3.2ft

8pm

FLAT

—

20s

SW218°

——mph

—

11pm

2.3

11s

WSW245°

4mphcross-on

5.8ft

11pm

FLAT

—

19s

SW220°

——mph

—

Wed, Jun 17

2am

2.4

8s

NW305°

5mphcross-on

5.7ft

2am

FLAT

—

19s

SW225°

——mph

—

5am

2.3

8s

NW304°

5mphonshore

1.3ft

5am

FLAT

—

19s

SW228°

——mph

—

8am

2.8

11s

WNW287°

1mphcross-on

-1.7ft

8am

FLAT

—

18s

SW232°

——mph

—

11am

2.5

9s

NW305°

2mphonshore

0.2ft

11am

FLAT

—

18s

WSW238°

——mph

—

2pm

2.7

8s

NW306°

4mphonshore

3.5ft

2pm

FLAT

—

17s

WSW242°

——mph

—

5pm

2.8

8s

NW306°

3mphcross

3.5ft

5pm

FLAT

—

16s

WSW246°

——mph

—

8pm

2.8

9s

NW308°

1mphcross-on

2.7ft

8pm

FLAT

—

15s

WSW251°

——mph

—

11pm

2.8

9s

NW308°

2mphcross-on

4.7ft

11pm

FLAT

—

15s

WSW255°

——mph

—

Thu, Jun 18

2am

2.8

9s

NW308°

3mphonshore

5.8ft

2am

FLAT

—

14s

W259°

——mph

—

5am

2.8

9s

NW308°

4mphonshore

2.7ft

5am

FLAT

—

14s

W261°

——mph

—

8am

2.8

9s

NW306°

5mphcross-on

-1.1ft

8am

FLAT

—

14s

W260°

——mph

—

11am

3.9

10s

WNW303°

8mphonshore

-0.4ft

11am

FLAT

—

14s

WSW256°

——mph

—

2pm

3.9

10s

WNW304°

11mphonshore

3.0ft

2pm

FLAT

—

14s

WSW251°

——mph

—

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