40th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.62° N 117.94° W

40th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
23.2°C
4.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
299
302
302
302
299
295
284
269
223
272
217
272
217
211
208
203
200
200
203
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:12PM1.58m
8:25AM1.34m
7:48PM1.63m
8:42AM1.44m
8:24PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.70m
2:11AM0.05m
1:59PM0.55m
2:34AM0.04m
2:32PM0.41m
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>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
24
24
22
22
22
21
21
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
23
23
22
23
24
24
25
23
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
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