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California, USAbeach breakbothFaces W32.889°N, 117.255°W

Buoys near Blacks Beach

15 active NOAA stations report within 150 km of Blacks Beach. The closest wave buoy is NDBC 46254 (SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA), 3 km SSW of the break. 3 of them sit upstream in the swell window, so they register an incoming swell before it reaches the sand.

Stations are ranked by how much they tell you about Blacks Beach, not just by distance: a buoy sitting upstream — in the direction the swell comes from (about WNW here) — registers a new swell before it reaches the break, so it earns a lead time; a buoy behind an island is marked as shadowed; stale reports rank below fresh ones. Readings are the latest public NOAA observations and refresh hourly.

Bullseye = the break · click a marker to jump to its card · ring = 150 km
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Upstream — in the swell window — these see a new swell before the break does

Reference — the nearest wave buoy — compare it against the forecast

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Lead times use deep-water group velocity (Cg = gT/4π ≈ 2.8 km/h per second of period) projected along the swell direction, at this break's typical period; a buoy under 40 km away reads the same swell the break is receiving. Upstream = within 30° of the swell direction; shadowing is curated per break. Observations: NOAA National Data Buoy Center. Ratings: NOAA GFS-Wave, PierMonkey Rating v3.