Santa Monica Pier Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.01° N 118.50° W

Santa Monica Pier, United States Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Santa Monica Pier

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Santa Monica Pier based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Santa Monica Pier right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Santa Monica Pier

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-ICAC1

0 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 280°)
- °C-
-


Santa Monica Airport

5 km ENE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 230°)
19.4 °C16
16


BUOY-46268

7 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Los Angeles Airport

14 km SE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.9 °C16
16
few
few
scattered

Hawthorne Airport

19 km ESE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 280°)
20.0 °C16
16


Santa Monica Bay- CA

21 km SSW3 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Van Nuys Airport

23 km N715 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the SE
(20 km/h at 130°)
24.4 °C16
16


Burbank Airport

25 km NNE714 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 190°)
22.8 °C16
16


Glendale

28 km NE771 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 127°)
0
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Angeles/Whiteman Airport

28 km NNE342 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
SKC °C16
16


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Santa Monica Pier and within an acceptable time window.

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