Manhattan Beach and Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SW
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141414141413131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165113163168159107106106106160103101636258585959595652504948
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
S
15
W
5
WNW
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
2.11
8:39AM
1.76
7:53PM
2.13
9:03AM
1.84
8:34PM
2.11
9:25AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
1.09
2:08AM
0.22
1:55PM
0.94
2:40AM
0.25
2:35PM
0.81
3:08AM
0.32
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-6:57-------6:55-------6:54------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11--41-----------------
Temp. °C222220222221222324232221212121212221202020202022
Feels °C (?)212020232122232625242423232323232321212222232223
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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 (light winds from the SSE at Santa Monica Airport 14 km from Manhattan Beach and Pier). 0.7m 5s windswell from the WSW with a 0.4m 15s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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6 km/h
SSE
Clean
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