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    GFS HRRR 3 km
    GFS HRRR 3
    GEM regional 10
    UKMO Global 10
    DWD ICON Global 11
    GFS GRAPES 13
    GFS global 13
    BOM ACCESS 15
    GEM Global 15
    ECMWF IFS 25
    GFS GraphCast 25
    ECMWF AIFS 28
    ECMWF IFS 44
    JMA gSM 55
    MF Arpege 55
    Model GFS HRRR 3 km run: 09/05 06:52 GFS 13 km run: 09/05 06:52
    Date
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
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    9
    19h
    Sa
    10
    6h
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    10
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    10
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    10
    9h
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    10
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    10
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    10
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    10
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    10
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    10
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    Su
    11
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    11
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    11
    8h
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    11
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    11
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    11
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    Mo
    12
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    12
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    12
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    12
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    Mo
    12
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    12
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    Mo
    12
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    12
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    Mo
    12
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    Mo
    12
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    Mo
    12
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    Mo
    12
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    12
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    Mo
    12
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    Tu
    13
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    13
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    13
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    13
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    We
    14
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    We
    14
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    14
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    14
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    We
    14
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    14
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    We
    14
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    Th
    15
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    15
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    15
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    15
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    15
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    15
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    15
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    Th
    15
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    Th
    15
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    Th
    15
    18h
    Th
    15
    19h
    Fr
    16
    6h
    Fr
    16
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    Fr
    16
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    16
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    16
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    16
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    16
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    16
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    16
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    Fr
    16
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    16
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    16
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    Fr
    16
    19h
    Sa
    17
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    17
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    17
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    17
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    17
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    17
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    18
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    18
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    18
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    18
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    Su
    18
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    Mo
    19
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    19
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    19
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    19
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    19
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    19
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    19
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    19
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    Mo
    19
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    Mo
    19
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    Mo
    19
    18h
    Mo
    19
    19h
    Tu
    20
    6h
    Tu
    20
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    20
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    20
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    20
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    20
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    20
    19h
    We
    21
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    We
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    21
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    21
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    We
    21
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    We
    21
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    21
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    We
    21
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    We
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    We
    21
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    We
    21
    19h
    Th
    22
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    Th
    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    Th
    22
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    Th
    22
    18h
    Th
    22
    19h
    Th
    22
    20h
    Fr
    23
    6h
    Fr
    23
    7h
    Fr
    23
    8h
    Fr
    23
    9h
    Fr
    23
    10h
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    23
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    23
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    23
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    23
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    23
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    23
    16h
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    23
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    23
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    23
    19h
    Fr
    23
    20h
    Sa
    24
    6h
    Sa
    24
    7h
    Sa
    24
    8h
    Sa
    24
    9h
    Sa
    24
    10h
    Sa
    24
    11h
    Sa
    24
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    24
    13h
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    24
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    24
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    24
    16h
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    24
    20h
    Wind Dir.
    Wind Spd. (kn) 4 3 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 2 5 6 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 6 8 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 8 11 13 13 13 13 13 11 10 6 5 5 4 4 6 9 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 5 6 5 5 4 5 7 8 9 9 9 10 9 8 4 3 1 0 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 6 7 8 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 12 11 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 12 12 11 9 1 0 1 2 4 6 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 4 5 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 3 5
    Gusts (kn) 6 4 3 2 4 5 6 6 6 8 9 10 4 8 10 8 11 7 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 11 11 10 10 11 12 12 14 15 18 20 22 22 26 18 18 18 16 14 15 16 17 16 17 17 16 17 20 21 20 18 15 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 10 13 15 15 14 14 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 6 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 13 15 17 18 7 7 7 9 12 15 17 19 22 24 26 28 30 31 14 13 12 13 14 15 17 20 22 24 25 26 24 22 2 1 1 3 8 10 10 9 9 11 15 16 15 11 2 1 1 1 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 11 12 12 12 12 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 10 6 4 3 2 3 3 4 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12
    Wave Direction
    Wave Ht. (m) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
    Wave Per. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
    Wave Energy (Kj) 154 158 161 164 166 168 169 167 169 166 166 160 160 148 147 147 146 144 147 148 147 148 147 144 147 143 143 124 122 122 122 120 117 117 117 116 116 118 116 115 128 169 167 170 168 164 162 158 150 144 136 128 125 118 119 92 96 103 109 118 129 142 155 169 181 196 210 224 237 399 421 426 443 453 451 457 449 442 430 418 411 395 387 277 272 277 272 279 285 289 292 286 286 283 283 277 269
    Temp. (°C) 14 17 19 21 21 22 22 23 24 22 22 22 20 16 17 19 20 23 24 23 24 25 27 26 26 25 23 19 20 24 27 30 31 32 33 33 32 29 25 23 20 10 11 15 18 21 23 24 23 23 22 21 20 19 16 7 9 12 15 18 20 22 22 21 21 20 18 16 15 10 13 15 18 21 23 24 25 25 24 22 20 17 14 10 12 14 17 19 21 22 22 22 22 23 22 20 17 13 15 18 20 23 24 25 25 25 26 27 26 24 20 13 16 18 20 23 25 27 28 28 27 25 23 20 17 13 16 19 22 25 28 30 31 32 33 32 31 27 22 17 19 21 23 26 28 29 29 30 31 32 31 29 25 21 24 26 28 30 32 33 34 34 34 34 32 30 26 22 25 28 30 32 34 34 35 35 35 34 33 30 27 20 22 25 27 30 31 32 32 32 33 33 32 29 23 19 15 18 20 22 24 26 27 28 28 28 28 26 24 20 18 14 17 19 22 24 26 27 28 28 29 29 28 26 22 19
    Rain (mm)
    Cloud Cov. (%) 98 48 9 8 11 8 6 3 1 3 1 11 1 1 1 47 100 100 100 7 5 5 100 100 100 11 5 100 100 100 100 83 100 33 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 1 6 8 10 7 3 12 25 37 58 79 100 99 99 82 65 47 62 77 92 95 97 100 94 88 82 56 30 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 35 67 2 3 13 24 35 46 57 68 75 81 88 84 80 76 65 55 44 38 65 91 94 97 100 100 100 100 68 35 3 2 1
    Tide Ht. 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.0 0.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.3 -0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.0 0.2 0.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 0.2 0.4 -0.9 -0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 0.3 -0.9 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.9 -0.9 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.8 -0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 -0.6 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.1
    Tide Dir. high low high low high low high low high low high low low high low low high low low high low low high low high low high low high high low high high low high high low high
    Tide Time 09:00 14:30 09:40 14:50 10:20 15:10 11:10 15:30 11:50 15:50 12:40 16:20 06:30 13:40 16:40 07:20 14:50 17:20 08:10 16:10 18:10 09:10 17:10 10:00 17:40 10:50 18:00 11:30 18:30 06:10 12:20 19:00 07:20 13:00 19:30 08:30 13:40 20:00
    Driftwoods - Goleta, California Driftwoods features a right-point break with a sandy bottom interspersed with rocks. This spot excels during larger swells, offering long rides, particularly at low and mid tides. Access involves a short walk from Haskell's parking lot, but caution is advised due to potential hazards along the cliffs. This isolated surf location is a hidden gem, often less crowded than nearby spots like IV or Rincon. While the atmosphere is generally peaceful, some local surfers may exhibit territorial behavior. The wave can become fast on the inside, making it a thrilling ride for experienced surfers. However, the trek to the beach can be treacherous, especially at higher tides, with reports of accidents in the past. For those seeking a more welcoming environment, nearby Campus Point or Devereux may be preferable alternatives.
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    Created 21 Dec 2024 by Kiteslave

    Optimal Wind Direction
    Any Direction

    Optimal Speed (kn)

    Optimal Wave Conditions
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    Optimal height (m)

    Period (sec)

    Optimal Tide Height

    Tide moment:

    mid tide

    +/- 2hrs around the low tide

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