Government Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.44° N 120.45° W

Government Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Government Point sea temperature is
21.7°C
5.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Government Point today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Government Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
6 PM
9 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
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
NW
20
1.3
WNW
19
1.5
WNW
18
1.6
NW
18
1.7
WNW
18
1.7
WNW
17
1.7
WNW
17
1.7
WNW
17
1.6
NW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.7
WNW
16
1.8
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
610
636
827
838
838
872
1203
1497
1553
1663
1644
1626
1588
1302
1390
1356
1498
1608
1654
2118
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:13AM1.67m
3:53PM1.75m
5:50AM1.79m
5:12PM1.70m
6:22AM1.91m
Low Tide
10:00PM0.34m
10:25AM1.18m
10:55PM0.40m
11:38AM0.98m
11:42PM0.49m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
15
14
15
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
12
16
17
18
16
14
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14
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12
12
11
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