Swell Lens
Northern California swell lens
Which Northern California breaks each swell lights up, and why: wave rays bent over the real seafloor at 46 spots, ranked with storm and forecast swell and the local wind.
| Swell from | Breaks it lights up most (wave height against a plain beach, 11 s) |
|---|---|
| S | Muir Beach 1.2×, Shelter Cove 1.0×, Kelham Beach 1.0× |
| SW | Clam Beach 1.0×, Cuffeys Inlet 1.0×, Cooks Beach 1.0× |
| W | Wilson Creek Beach 1.0×, Pudding Creek Beach 1.0×, Mattole Beach 1.0× |
| NW | Laguna Point Beach 1.0×, Pudding Creek Beach 0.9×, Point Reyes Beach 0.9× |