Murphy's Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
20.7° C
3.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
SSW
15
1
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
11
0.7
SW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
278
278
214
199
240
196
201
258
136
330
240
224
291
294
256
519
362
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
N
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:10AM1.10m
3:12PM1.44m
3:43AM0.90m
4:04PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:48PM0.53m
8:22AM0.38m
10:19PM0.48m
9:00AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
21
20
21
22
22
20
20
21
21
19
22
22
22
20
20
20
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