Swell Lens
Pacific Northwest swell lens
Which Pacific Northwest breaks each swell lights up, and why: wave rays bent over the real seafloor at 75 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) |
|---|---|
| N | Bandon Beach 1.0×, Lighthouse Beach 1.0×, Sixes Beach 0.8× |
| S | Klipsan Beach 1.1×, Barley Beach 1.1×, Lone Ranch Beach 0.9× |
| SW | Benson Beach 1.8×, Kellogg Road Beach 1.1×, Barley Beach 1.0× |
| W | Sunset Beach 1.2×, Nye Beach 1.1×, Nesika Beach 1.1× |
| NW | Westport 1.3×, Barley Beach 1.2×, Lighthouse Beach 1.1× |