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Bowling Ball Beach

Gallaway, California, United States38.866, -123.658Beach break · faces SW (232°)
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Bowling Ball Beach is an SW-facing beach break in Gallaway, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE and SSE to NNW. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
SW (232°)
Best swell
SSW to W (192°–273°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
N to E offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
SSE (150.5° to 154.5°); SSE to NNW (155.5° to 330.5°)
Offshore wind
NE
Tide
NOAA station 9416841
Wave buoy
PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA · 49 km away
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