La Fonda Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.12° N 116.89° W

La Fonda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Fonda sea temperature is
22.0°C
2.9° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Fonda at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
687
678
573
573
660
660
557
557
346
346
346
425
431
557
557
557
557
454
448
448
448
352
317
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.60m
5:39PM1.65m
7:09AM1.70m
6:29PM1.70m
7:23AM1.82m
7:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.56m
12:15PM1.15m
00:28AM0.53m
12:50PM0.96m
00:55AM0.53m
1:24PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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2
3
2
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Temp °C
21
21
20
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
23
23
22
24
23
22
23
21
22
21
20
21
21
20
21
19
19
20
20
18
19
19
19
18
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