Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.29° N 117.04° W

Alfonsos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Alfonsos sea temperature is
23.2°C
5.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Alfonsos today (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Alfonsos at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
5
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
14
2
W
15
2
WNW
17
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
18
2.5
WNW
18
2.3
WNW
17
2.1
W
17
2
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
323
320
581
795
960
1131
1265
1185
1138
1263
1373
1443
1608
1653
1746
2086
4129
4129
3609
2987
2590
2141
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:04AM1.35m
10:01AM1.97m
1:30AM1.34m
10:39AM1.85m
3:29AM1.38m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.38m
3:28AM1.23m
5:56PM0.48m
3:52AM1.31m
6:53PM0.55m
4:37AM1.38m
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clear
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cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
22
22
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
22
22
21
20
20
19
17
15
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
18
16
18
19
19
19
18
18
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