La Fonda Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.12° N 116.89° W

La Fonda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Fonda sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Fonda at 6PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SW
19
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
248
208
208
206
160
155
149
147
120
131
135
186
275
301
351
351
405
336
301
237
243
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:18AM2.04m
10:35PM1.83m
10:45AM2.04m
11:18PM1.64m
11:12AM2.00m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.46m
4:30AM0.58m
5:15PM0.48m
4:52AM0.75m
6:01PM0.54m
clear
clear
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>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
24
22
22
21
21
21
24
24
24
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
25
26
26
24
23
24
22
22
22
23
23
24
22
23
23
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
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