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Seaside Reef is seeing playable sets with solid power coming in at a good pace. The swell direction is a bit off from the ideal window but the height and energy make up for it, giving some fun rides. The tide is rising near the top of its range, which suits this reef well, keeping waves peeling clean. The west wind is light and easing the surface conditions, making it more enjoyable despite earlier blowouts.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
Nearly 3-foot SSW swell with strong energy, west winds 5 to 10 mph, rising tide around 2.7 feet, water temperature 68F, air temperature 68F.
Sunny, 68°F • Wind W 5 to 10 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 4.5/10 reflects modest size.
Swell Detail: Around 3 ft with an interval of 17 seconds with Solid engery (~440 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSW (211°) | Outside 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 rising around 2.74 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: High at 2:17 PM (3.4 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 @ 5 to 10 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality improves as the surf window opens.
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