Montara Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.54° N 122.52° W

Montara 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Montara sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Montara today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Montara at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
646
624
624
624
716
817
731
663
512
425
373
312
283
227
227
188
184
134
125
122
119
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM1.57m
1:50AM1.37m
2:44PM1.63m
2:52AM1.22m
3:20PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.12m
8:06PM0.60m
8:05AM0.27m
9:03PM0.50m
8:43AM0.46m
10:07PM0.37m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
14
14
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
15
13
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