Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manhattan Beach and Pier today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Manhattan Beach and Pier at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Manhattan Beach and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 24 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 155 | 146 | 130 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 62 | 61 | 118 | 182 | 314 | 355 | 326 | 310 | 279 | 343 | 324 | 456 | 203 | 892 | 229 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.49m | 9:12AM2.17m | 11:30PM1.43m | 9:44AM2.09m | 00:34AM1.38m | 10:19AM1.99m | 2:03AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM1.15m | 4:42PM0.30m | 3:21AM1.22m | 5:27PM0.38m | 3:46AM1.28m | 6:18PM0.47m | 4:14AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 155 | 146 | 130 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 55 | 182 | 314 | 355 | 326 | 310 | 279 | 343 | 324 | 456 | 203 | 89 | 229 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | W 24 |
| kJ | 50 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 73 | 46 | 47 | 75 | 77 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 57 | 44 | 96 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 146 | 144 | 97 | 95 | 14 | 86 | 282 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 62 | 61 | 118 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | — | 189 | 892 | 140 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 86 | 20 | 143 | 143 | 111 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 57 | 20 |
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