40th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

40th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.8
S
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
581
563
496
403
396
322
287
224
125
162
273
250
185
182
162
123
270
267
249
175
212
315
464
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM1.27m
8:45PM1.77m
9:53AM1.34m
9:17PM1.76m
10:15AM1.42m
9:51PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:22AM-0.08m
2:47PM0.58m
3:45AM-0.08m
3:21PM0.49m
4:09AM-0.05m
3:57PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
27
26
28
29
27
28
26
25
26
26
28
27
26
27
26
26
26
28
28
27
28
28
27
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