Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
22.3°C
4.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.4
W
6
2.3
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
0.5
S
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
198
222
218
152
150
155
134
604
366
61
107
107
232
159
159
159
159
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:34PM1.42m
10:28AM1.81m
11:21PM1.27m
11:00AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.34m
5:20PM0.01m
4:47AM0.48m
6:11PM0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
25
25
24
23
24
Feels °C
22
23
22
21
19
20
19
21
22
20
18
19
19
22
23
23
23
23
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