ED's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.45° N 119.99° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's ED's sea temperature is

21.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at ED's today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for ED's at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

Table - waves today at ED's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	142	174	169	110	121	167	167	120	120	116	96	104	102	102	102	102	59	59	59	59	58	64	58	64
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	SW	WSW	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	S	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:41AM2.06m				9:26PM1.69m				9:08AM2.18m				10:16PM1.64m				9:39AM2.27m
Low Tide		2:24AM0.68m				3:18PM0.41m				2:53AM0.76m				3:59PM0.24m				3:24AM0.86m				4:44PM0.13m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	23	24	23	20	19	19	19	19	23	24	22	19	18	18	16	17	22	25	23	15	14
Feels °C	16	15	16	22	21	20	18	17	17	17	18	22	22	20	18	17	17	14	15	20	22	19	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 11	WNW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	WNW 11	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	163	169	143	116	128	121	167	120	90	116	96	104	102	102	102	102	59	59	59	59	58	52	58	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	S 18	SSW 14	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 10	WNW 10	S 16	NW 10	WNW 10	SW 15	WNW 10	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	WNW 13
kJ	142	174	169	110	121	167	6	6	120	12	12	27	40	5	25	19	34	19	36	38	38	64	52	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	NW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 18	S 18	S 18	NW 11	NW 11	W 6	S 16	S 16	SW 17	S 16	WNW 10	SW 15	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 14	WNW 13	S 12
kJ	74	6	28	29	29	11	6	6	6	29	29	6	5	46	11	5	19	35	9	9	8	18	35	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 4	WNW 11	WNW 3	—	—	W 10	W 3	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	58	121	90	5	75	1	—	—	51	6	7	4	7	7	11	14	22	40	64
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	13	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	48	13	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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