SwellTrack — Clifford Nies
El Niño active
Ocean Beach SF
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Swell pipeline
Swell direction rose — all buoys combined
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Enter swell parameters 5-7 days out when models lock in. Scores every spot and ranks best options.
Swell parameters
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NorCal / CenCal
SoCal
Hawaii + PNW
Mexico / Central America indicator
SE Hawaii buoy (51004) — when this shows S/SSW at 15s+, Puerto Escondido and Barra de la Cruz are firing in 2–4 days.
NW swell early warning
Tillamook OR buoy (46089) — NW swell passes here 12–18hrs before reaching SF Bar and OB. Watch for 10ft+ @ 14s+ NW to start making calls.
Swell direction rose
LIVE BUOY READINGS
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Petal length = avg period (s) from that direction. Each buoy plotted as a spoke.
Alert thresholds
NORCAL / BIG WAVE
SOCAL / HAWAII
Alert log
7-day watch — quick links
NW SWELL - NORTH PACIFIC
Windy.com wave map
Best visual for tracking North Pacific lows 7-10 days out
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NOAA WaveWatch III
Raw model data, North Pacific swell train
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NDBC buoy network
All buoy stations, real-time data
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S SWELL - EASTERN PACIFIC
NHC tropical outlook
Eastern Pacific basin - hurricane season June-Nov
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Surfline
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Magic Seaweed
Free star-rating email alerts for Puerto Escondido
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Type
Events per year — bar height = avg swell size
DateSizePeriodDirNotes / Spots
Direction rose — avg period
Best seasons by spot
El Nino big swell quiver. Having everything ready means you can move on 24 hours notice.
Surfboard quiver
Wetsuits and safety
Big wave specific
Travel kit
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● NorCal/CenCal  ● SoCal  ● Baja
● Hawaii  ● Oaxaca/C.Am.  ◆ Buoy
→ Ideal swell  → Blocked
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Block dates
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Swell windows
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28-day calendar
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SAT
Colored stripe = blocked All blocked Swell window All free + swell → GO