Manresa State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° N 121.87° W

Manresa State Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Manresa State Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

Manresa State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Manresa State Beach today (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Manresa State Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Manresa State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
138
126
123
121
136
236
236
236
236
236
184
184
177
203
255
252
252
252
252
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
E
0
N
0
W
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
ENE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:55PM1.84m
7:02AM1.40m
3:58PM1.79m
8:09AM1.46m
5:12PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.61m
9:22AM1.38m
00:14AM0.59m
11:11AM1.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
21
22
23
17
15
14
13
14
20
21
20
15
14
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
21
21
23
18
15
15
13
15
20
20
19
16
15
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