40th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

40th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
21.6°C
2.1° 

40th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 40th Street today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
371
362
358
358
358
353
349
276
262
258
275
217
217
214
169
167
136
136
134
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:18PM1.81m
9:59AM1.64m
10:00PM1.68m
10:26AM1.68m
10:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.25m
3:53AM-0.06m
4:06PM0.17m
4:21AM0.09m
4:48PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
24
25
24
24
23
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