Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
21.2°C
4.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
309
334
481
520
534
534
534
527
419
392
381
376
376
371
371
366
366
341
254
258
356
366
371
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
0
N
5
S
5
SW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM1.18m
5:00PM1.28m
7:16AM1.26m
6:02PM1.34m
7:28AM1.36m
6:51PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.25m
11:55AM0.96m
00:26AM0.20m
12:40PM0.80m
00:58AM0.18m
1:16PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
19
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
20
20
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
19
22
21
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
17
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