Murphy's Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
21.8°C
3.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1.2
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.7
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
169
129
127
125
124
124
506
582
539
425
411
330
300
284
223
206
136
322
244
229
182
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
SE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
5
NW
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.21m
8:24PM1.74m
9:46AM1.27m
8:57PM1.77m
10:05AM1.34m
9:29PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.67m
3:33AM-0.08m
2:58PM0.58m
3:56AM-0.08m
3:32PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
25
25
24
25
24
24
25
27
26
27
26
24
24
24
25
27
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
25
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
28
26
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
27
27
25
24
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