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CALIFORNIA / Hollister RanchSPOT / 843

Bulito / Bulidos.

Point / beach

Right-dominant34.464° N / 120.335° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance

Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.

Estimated surf face2.2 ftForecast for Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind10.9 mphWSW from
NOAA tide reference—MLLW · not loaded

READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS

Swell by swell.

Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.

Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific

GFS · 4 components
Primary swell
2.4ft Hs

WSW from · 244° · 10.2 s

2.4 feet
Wind sea
2.0ft Hs

SW from · 234° · 5.1 s

2.0 feet
Secondary swell
1.2ft Hs

SW from · 220° · 13.6 s

1.2 feet
Tertiary swell
0.9ft Hs

WSW from · 245° · 14.8 s

0.9 feet
MFWAM · 2 components
Primary swell
2.8ft Hs

W from · 279° · 7.8 s

2.8 feet
Wind sea
0.3ft Hs

SE from · 134° · 1.8 s

0.3 feet

Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.

Coastal wind retrieved Thu Oct 22, 12:30pm. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.

Source retrievals: GFS Oct 22, 1:00pm · ECMWF Oct 22, 12:45pm · MFWAM Oct 22, 1:00pm. Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific dayEstimated surf faceMean windHours available
Thu Oct 222.1 ft9.0 mph14/14
Fri Oct 232.2 ft14.2 mph14/14
Sat Oct 241.9 ft4.9 mph14/14
Sun Oct 251.5 ft4.9 mph14/14
Mon Oct 261.4 ft5.9 mph14/14
Tue Oct 271.6 ft7.4 mph14/14
Wed Oct 281.7 ft5.1 mph14/14
Hourly details · next 72 hours
Pacific timeEstimated surf faceModel rangeSet proxySwell fromWindTide MLLWModels
Thu 1:00pm2.2 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.3 ftWSW · 10.1 s10.9 mph WSW—3
Thu 2:00pm2.0 ft1.7–2.2 ft3.0 ftWSW · 10.1 s7.6 mph WSW—3
Thu 3:00pm2.0 ft1.5–2.2 ft2.9 ftWSW · 10.1 s8.1 mph WSW—3
Thu 4:00pm2.2 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.2 ftWSW · 10.2 s6.3 mph WSW—3
Thu 5:00pm2.2 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.2 ftWSW · 10.2 s9.9 mph WSW—3
Thu 6:00pm2.1 ft1.9–2.3 ft3.2 ftWSW · 14.1 s11.8 mph NW—3
Thu 7:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.4 ft3.3 ftSW · 14.7 s9.8 mph NW—3
Thu 8:00pm2.2 ft2.0–2.5 ft3.4 ftSW · 13.7 s11.6 mph NW—3
Thu 9:00pm2.1 ft2.0–2.2 ft3.2 ftWSW · 9.9 s11.8 mph NW—3
Thu 10:00pm2.1 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.2 ftWSW · 9.7 s8.6 mph NW—3
Thu 11:00pm2.2 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.2 ftW · 8.3 s10.0 mph NNW—3
Fri 12:00am2.2 ft2.1–2.2 ft3.3 ftWSW · 9.0 s8.4 mph NNW—3
Fri 1:00am2.1 ft2.0–2.3 ft3.1 ftW · 8.3 s7.6 mph NNW—3
Fri 2:00am2.1 ft1.9–2.3 ft3.1 ftW · 8.3 s11.5 mph NNW—3
Fri 3:00am2.1 ft1.9–2.4 ft3.1 ftW · 8.3 s14.1 mph NW—3
Fri 4:00am2.0 ft1.6–2.5 ft3.0 ftW · 8.2 s11.9 mph NNW—3
Fri 5:00am2.3 ft1.8–2.7 ft3.5 ftSW · 12.0 s13.1 mph NNW—3
Fri 6:00am2.0 ft1.5–2.5 ft2.9 ftW · 8.2 s11.1 mph N—3
Fri 7:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.6 ft3.2 ftW · 8.2 s11.7 mph NNW—3
Fri 8:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.6 ft3.2 ftW · 8.3 s11.4 mph NNW—3
Fri 9:00am2.2 ft1.8–2.6 ft3.3 ftW · 8.3 s11.0 mph NNW—3
Fri 10:00am2.2 ft1.8–2.6 ft3.3 ftW · 8.3 s11.1 mph NW—3
Fri 11:00am2.2 ft1.8–2.6 ft3.3 ftW · 8.3 s12.9 mph NW—3
Fri 12:00pm2.2 ft1.8–2.5 ft3.3 ftW · 8.4 s15.0 mph NNW—3
Fri 1:00pm2.2 ft1.7–2.5 ft3.3 ftW · 8.4 s14.9 mph NNW—3
Fri 2:00pm2.1 ft1.7–2.4 ft3.2 ftW · 8.4 s14.6 mph NNW—3
Fri 3:00pm2.2 ft1.8–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.3 s15.3 mph NW—3
Fri 4:00pm2.2 ft1.8–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.2 s16.1 mph NW—3
Fri 5:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.1 s16.7 mph NW—3
Fri 6:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.2 s17.9 mph NNW—3
Fri 7:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.3 s19.5 mph NNW—3
Fri 8:00pm2.2 ft1.8–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.4 s20.2 mph NNW—3
Fri 9:00pm2.2 ft1.7–2.5 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.5 s22.2 mph N—3
Fri 10:00pm2.2 ft1.7–2.4 ft3.2 ftWNW · 8.7 s21.7 mph N—3
Fri 11:00pm2.2 ft1.9–2.4 ft3.3 ftWNW · 8.8 s19.0 mph N—3
Sat 12:00am2.1 ft1.7–2.4 ft3.2 ftW · 9.1 s16.4 mph N—3
Sat 1:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.2 ftW · 9.2 s15.0 mph N—3
Sat 2:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.2 ftW · 9.3 s13.7 mph N—3
Sat 3:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.2 ftW · 9.4 s10.5 mph N—3
Sat 4:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.2 ftW · 9.4 s8.6 mph NNE—3
Sat 5:00am2.1 ft1.8–2.3 ft3.1 ftW · 9.5 s7.0 mph NNE—3
Sat 6:00am2.0 ft1.7–2.2 ft3.1 ftW · 9.5 s5.4 mph NNE—3
Sat 7:00am2.0 ft1.7–2.2 ft3.0 ftW · 9.6 s4.9 mph NNE—3
Sat 8:00am2.0 ft1.6–2.2 ft2.9 ftW · 9.6 s4.0 mph NNE—3
Sat 9:00am1.9 ft1.5–2.1 ft2.9 ftW · 9.7 s2.8 mph NNE—3
Sat 10:00am1.9 ft1.5–2.1 ft2.8 ftW · 9.7 s1.1 mph N—3
Sat 11:00am1.9 ft1.5–2.1 ft2.8 ftW · 9.7 s2.4 mph SW—3
Sat 12:00pm1.8 ft1.5–2.1 ft2.8 ftW · 9.7 s4.0 mph SW—3
Sat 1:00pm1.8 ft1.4–2.0 ft2.7 ftW · 9.7 s4.9 mph SW—3
Sat 2:00pm1.8 ft1.4–2.0 ft2.7 ftW · 9.7 s5.3 mph SW—3
Sat 3:00pm1.8 ft1.6–2.0 ft2.7 ftW · 9.6 s6.1 mph WSW—3
Sat 4:00pm1.8 ft1.6–1.9 ft2.7 ftW · 9.6 s6.9 mph W—3
Sat 5:00pm1.8 ft1.5–1.9 ft2.6 ftW · 9.5 s7.3 mph WNW—3
Sat 6:00pm1.8 ft1.6–1.9 ft2.7 ftWNW · 8.9 s6.8 mph NW—3
Sat 7:00pm1.7 ft1.5–1.9 ft2.6 ftW · 9.5 s7.1 mph NNW—3
Sat 8:00pm1.7 ft1.4–1.9 ft2.6 ftWNW · 9.0 s7.0 mph N—3
Sat 9:00pm1.7 ft1.6–1.8 ft2.6 ftWNW · 9.1 s7.0 mph N—3
Sat 10:00pm1.7 ft1.6–1.9 ft2.6 ftWNW · 9.2 s7.0 mph NNW—3
Sat 11:00pm1.7 ft1.5–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.3 s7.2 mph NNW—3
Sun 12:00am1.7 ft1.4–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.3 s7.2 mph NNW—3
Sun 1:00am1.6 ft1.4–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.3 s7.2 mph N—3
Sun 2:00am1.7 ft1.6–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.4 s6.7 mph N—3
Sun 3:00am1.7 ft1.5–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.4 s6.5 mph N—3
Sun 4:00am1.6 ft1.5–1.8 ft2.5 ftWNW · 9.5 s6.1 mph N—3
Sun 5:00am1.6 ft1.4–1.8 ft2.4 ftWNW · 9.5 s6.1 mph N—3
Sun 6:00am1.6 ft1.4–1.8 ft2.4 ftWNW · 9.5 s6.0 mph N—3
Sun 7:00am1.6 ft1.4–1.8 ft2.4 ftW · 9.5 s5.8 mph N—3
Sun 8:00am1.6 ft1.3–1.8 ft2.3 ftW · 9.5 s5.3 mph NNE—3
Sun 9:00am1.5 ft1.2–1.7 ft2.3 ftW · 9.5 s3.1 mph NNE—3
Sun 10:00am1.5 ft1.2–1.8 ft2.2 ftW · 9.5 s0.9 mph NNW—3
Sun 11:00am1.5 ft1.2–1.7 ft2.2 ftW · 9.5 s1.7 mph SW—3
Sun 12:00pm1.4 ft1.1–1.7 ft2.2 ftW · 9.5 s2.5 mph SSW—3
Sun 1:00pm1.5 ft1.3–1.7 ft2.2 ftW · 9.4 s4.7 mph SW—3

Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.

This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.

Know the spot

A family-beach and longboard point zone in the middle Ranch sequence.

Also known as Bulidos · Bulito Beach.

Break type
Point / beach
Wave direction
Right-dominant
Reported difficulty
Intermediate+
Bottom
Rock, cobble & sand
Reported swell preference
S–W
Reported tide preference
Low–mid

The point is generally softer than Little Drakes, but clean south-to-west energy can create long, inviting walls.

Before paddling out: Private land, rocks, current, isolation, sharks and localism.

Permission or lawful water access only Coarse private-coast pin

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / Bulito / Bulidos

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for Bulito / Bulidos is “S–W”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.

Check the water level

Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.

Read the bottom and the lineup

Catalogue bottom: Rock, cobble & sand. Reported difficulty: Intermediate+. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.

A useful note for next time

Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.

Camera references nearby

No nearby camera reference in the current registry. The atlas camera layer may have other regional views.

Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.

Make the next session easier

Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work

Nearby spots to compare

PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.

COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE

Waves at the model cells

3.08–4.33 ft

Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.

Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.