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5-6 ft | SURF | : SWELL | | •5-6 ft | : 6 ft WNW @ 11 sec | •1-2 ft | : 1 ft SSW @ 12 sec |
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More Information | Rate Accuracy of This Model
Surfline's LOLA Swell Model is the ONLY global swell model that can separate individual swells to accurately calculate surf heights for any location on Earth. Every surf spot will only have a limited range of swells that produce good surf at that location. Compare the LOLA swell forecast with a spot's "Optimal Conditions" information and your own local knowledge to score the best surf.
The "Swell Rose" above is the only one of it's kind in the world. This shows the directions of all the incoming swells
(N=0° East=90° etc). If you mouse over the swell rose you can see detailed raw numbers of the underlying swells.
US Weather data comes from the WeatherUnderground array of personal weather stations. Data is near realtime. International weather comes from LOLAs high resolution models or WUG where possible.
Tides are generated using the most excellent Xtide system.
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| LOLA SWELL (ft) |
1/9 4:00 pm |
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WNW
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CLEAR
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55°F |
| Water: |
76°F |
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KCASANTA70
(4 miles)
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Location: Santa Cruz, California | 01/09 | | 01:41AM : 3.25ft. | | LOW | | | 01/09 | | 07:50AM : 6.68ft. | | HIGH | | | 01/09 | | 03:06PM : -1.51ft. | | LOW | | | 01/09 | | 10:37PM : 4.50ft. | | HIGH | | More Tide Info |
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Best Tide: INCOMING TO HIGH |
| PROJECTED WIND in kts (1/9) | | (1/10) | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | 4PM |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HALF MOON BAY
as of 12:00 PM PST
on 01/09
10ft @ 11sec
N@10kts
A:53°F W:°F
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PT ARENA
as of 12:00 PM PST
on 01/09
8ft @ 9sec
6ft @ 11sec
N@12kts
A:51°F W:51°F
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NEAH BAY
as of 1:00 PM PST
on 01/09
9ft @ 10sec from West
S@16kts
A:42°F W:45°F
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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CHANGE BUOY LOCATION
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For higher resolution buoy data, go to the LOLA Buoys tab in the forecast section.
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As for the monthly meeting, there has been a location change. On January 13th, turn the rudder and head to "THE O'NEILL SEA ODYSSEY MEETING ROOM" in the O'Neill Building on the sand at the small-craft harbor in Santa Cruz. That's at 2222 East Cliff Drive for you Mapquest Fans. They'll kick it off at 7:00 p.m. as usual.
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So, what’s your surf spot worth? Help us find out. Researchers at UCLA are conducting a survey of surfers who surf at California surf spots to evaluate their worth. You can help by visiting this link and filling out the survey: http://www.beachology.com/surf. Your participation can help us better protect and manage California surf spots in the future.
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