Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
242
239
239
298
432
395
391
411
459
559
596
596
589
576
524
505
597
493
487
481
481
575
618
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
E
10
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.41m
1:26PM1.30m
7:22AM1.11m
3:27PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.30m
10:44PM0.29m
10:20AM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
27
31
32
31
31
30
29
28
27
30
29
28
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
21
21
Feels °C
23
21
20
23
27
26
24
25
23
22
21
25
26
26
23
23
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
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