Pipes / Stone Steps

Reef break

Californie, États-Unis

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From level advanced · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.3 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (13 s) that pushes hard, an onshore wind that chops up the surface, an unforgiving reef bottom. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
5.6/10
Fair
Size
0.8–1.3 m
shoulder-high
Wind
18 km/h
WNW · Onshore
Swell
1.0 m
13 s · SSW
Best window · 6h6.7/10 · 0.8–1.3 m · 6 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, nice long, clean swell from the SSW. Onshore wind that chops up the waves. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.7–1.21314☁️24°
18h0.8–1.21310☁️23°
21hBest0.8–1.2136🌤️21°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 05:00-0.7 mPM 11:22+0.9 mBM 17:15-0.3 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:39 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.