Southern California Swell Model

CDIP provides the Southern and Central California Swell Model experimental images for general oceanographic interest. For more information, please refer to our swell model description and FAQ page or additional products below.

Experimental Local (sea and swell) Model Predictions for Harbor Areas

San Diego Bay Entrance
San Pedro Channel - initialized with a combination of the San Pedro and Oceanside buoys.
- Long Beach Harbor

3 Day wave forecasts

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Regional Swell Height Maps	Coastal Swell Height Plots

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San Diego Region (Mexican Border to San Clemente) San Pedro Channel , (Orange County and Catalina Isl.) Santa Monica Basin , (L.A. and Ventura County) Santa Barbara Channel , (Ventura,Santa Barbara County, Channel Islands), Offshore Islands , (Nicolas, Barbara, Clemente, Catalina).	San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Ventura County. Santa Barbara County.

The coastal swell height plots are generated by selecting the shallowest model results (~5-8m water depth) along the coastline. Additional Products

	Experimental Central California Swell Predictions Also Available
A larger image of the estimated deep water directional spectrum. used to initialize the model. Swell height estimates for Southern California Harbor Entrances

Southern California Swell Models
	Access Count		Since 1/26/99

Northern and southern California access count comparison plot.

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Southern California Swell Model

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