California Coastal Swell Information and Ocean Weather Report
5 Day Marine Forecast
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The Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) specializes in wave measurement, swell modeling and forecasting, and the analysis of coastal environment data.
What is Wave Height Forecast? Learn the NOAA interpretation:
The significant wave height is a measure for the wave height, and closely corresponds to what a trained observer would consider to be the mean wave height. Note that the highest wave height of an individual wave will be significantly larger.