Manhattan Beach and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.89° N 118.42° W

Manhattan Beach and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manhattan Beach and Pier sea temperature is
22.5° C
4.0° 

Manhattan Beach and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manhattan Beach and Pier today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Manhattan Beach and Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
46
32
47
47
47
46
49
44
44
44
47
46
43
43
42
42
41
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:28PM1.90m
12:40PM1.78m
00:09AM1.71m
1:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.97m
6:08AM0.49m
6:27PM0.94m
6:32AM0.64m
7:30PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
22
25
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
23
26
25
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
23
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