La Fonda Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.12° N 116.89° W

La Fonda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Fonda sea temperature is
21.0° C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at La Fonda today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Fonda at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at La Fonda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
S
15
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
124
122
157
157
186
172
227
296
231
229
166
132
176
172
168
358
362
510
442
379
422
388
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM1.70m
11:07PM2.20m
12:38PM1.75m
11:55PM1.96m
1:20PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:26AM-0.01m
5:03PM0.89m
6:05AM0.15m
6:01PM0.90m
6:42AM0.34m
7:06PM0.92m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
22
24
24
24
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
21
24
24
23
21
20
Feels °C
24
21
23
25
24
24
22
20
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
25
24
23
23
22
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