Swell Lens
Southern California swell lens
Which Southern California breaks each swell lights up, and why: wave rays bent over the real seafloor at 77 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) |
|---|---|
| SE | Santa Barbara 1.0×, Campus Point 0.9×, Frenchys Cove Beach 0.9× |
| S | Imperial Beach 1.1×, Ventura Point 1.0×, Point Mugu Beach 1.0× |
| SW | Inn By the Sea La Jolla 1.1×, County Line 1.1×, Lower Trestles 1.0× |
| W | Hollywood Beach 1.6×, Inn By the Sea La Jolla 1.1×, South Jetty Beach 1.1× |