Shark Pit Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.98° W

Shark Pit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Pit sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.1° 

Shark Pit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shark Pit today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Pit at 3AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Shark Pit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
2
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
1.8
NW
7
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
184
184
194
303
199
252
252
415
314
252
255
423
255
311
339
330
304
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:30AM1.14m
5:57PM1.36m
9:14AM1.18m
7:07PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.23m
1:12PM1.00m
2:02AM0.20m
2:18PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
11
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
12
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