Santa Monica Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Los Angeles County, USA)
Photo credit: bennyrosse
Surf Break: Santa Monica Pier
| Name: | Santa Monica Pier |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WSW | Offshore Wind: NE |
Santa Monica Pier in LA County is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks peel to the right. Best around low tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips and pollution.
Overall Santa Monica Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Santa Monica Pier surf quality by season and Santa Monica Pier surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Los Angeles County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Santa Monica Pier
Visitor Reviews of Santa Monica Pier |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Santa Monica Pier:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Bay Street | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Santa Monica Samo 20 | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Ocean Park Santa Monica | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Rose Avenue | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Will Rogers | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Santa Monica Pier: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 37 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 78 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 101 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | San Clemente Basin Buoy | 108 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 114 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Santa Monica Pier: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California | 0 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub) | 0 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Monica, California | 0 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2) | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California | 7 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Santa Monica Pier: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 48 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 53 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 85 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Summit (United States) | 93 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Santa Monica Pier: |
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| Closest city location | Santa Monica (United States) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Marina del Rey (United States) | 3 mi |
| Third closest city location | Santa Monica Municipal Airport (United States) | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Westwood (United States) | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Culver City (United States) | 6 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Santa Monica Pier is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Santa Monica Pier is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 18 km (11 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 39 km (24 miles) away.
- Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Santa Monica Pier and is 58 km (36 miles) away.
