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Seaside Reef is seeing solid energy with well-shaped sets hitting the reef. The swell direction aligns well for this spot, building toward prime size with strong timing. Winds coming firmly from the west are totally blowing it out, so conditions feel junky on the water despite the quality swell and excellent tide. The tide is dropping near mid-level, which fits the reef break’s profile well but the wind keeps things messy.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Nearly 3 ft solid swell from SSW with a 14-second interval, west wind at 10 mph, dropping tide near 3.2 ft, water temperature 71 F, air temperature 70 F.
Partly Sunny, 70°F • Wind W 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 8.6/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: Close to 3 ft with an interval of 14 seconds with Playable energy (~362 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSW (194°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: With a tide score of 10/10, tide conditions are near ideal for this break, providing strong support for clean and consistent wave shape.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 3.16 ft, which sits within the preferred mid-tide range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Peaking: Tide quality may slowly decline but remains good.
Next Tide: Low at 6:25 PM (2.6 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 1.6/10 reflects strong winds that are creating choppy, mushy conditions and breaking up the wave face.
Wind Direction & Speed: W @ 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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