Manhattan Beach and Pier surf break

Manhattan Beach and Pier surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 Aug 2025 PDT
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Manhattan Beach and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manhattan Beach and Pier sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Manhattan Beach and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Manhattan Beach and Pier at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Manhattan Beach and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.5
SW
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)18181616161616161616715151515714771318171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)235194143175164205159186261255159124106104103156196171165148141160182161
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.31
5:41PM
1.90
8:57AM
1.38
6:33PM
2.00
9:17AM
1.44
7:17PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.65
10:29AM
1.30
1:43AM
0.51
12:00PM
1.30
2:19AM
0.37
12:58PM
1.26
Sunday
03
Monday
04
Tuesday
05
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:51--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718212223212020202123232422212021212324242321
Feels °C (?)171819222122212020212223222322212022222324232221
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Manhattan Beach and Pier (calm at Santa Monica Airport 14 km from Manhattan Beach and Pier). 0.7m 6s windswell from the W with a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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