Murphy's Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
20.1° C
2.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Murphy's today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 4AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Murphy's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
79
126
130
130
94
88
74
74
75
78
188
243
249
255
159
69
89
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:24PM1.85m
12:57PM1.37m
00:13AM1.62m
1:40PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.52m
6:31AM-0.24m
6:26PM0.53m
7:10AM-0.05m
7:31PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
20
20
21
23
23
22
20
19
20
20
21
23
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
23
19
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
20
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
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