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Manhattan Beach and Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Manhattan Beach and Pier surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Manhattan Beach and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manhattan Beach and Pier sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Manhattan Beach and Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Manhattan Beach and Pier at 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Manhattan Beach and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 166 | 162 | 156 | 150 | 107 | 106 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 113 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 69 | 44 | 61 | 60 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 2.21 | 11:46AM 1.67 | 11:31PM 2.23 | 12:48PM 1.49 | 12:12AM 2.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:40PM 0.65 | 5:38AM 0.36 | 5:08PM 0.81 | 6:34AM 0.37 | 5:38PM 0.97 | 7:42AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
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