Murphy's Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° N 119.06° W

Murphy's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Murphy's sea temperature is
21.6° C
4.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Murphy's at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
1.7
W
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.4
SW
26
1.8
WNW
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.6
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
24
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
272
324
289
176
268
190
187
171
327
187
187
345
368
368
243
184
233
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
E
0
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:00AM0.89m
5:55PM1.52m
8:56AM0.97m
6:44PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.23m
11:01AM0.84m
1:56AM0.11m
12:18PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
26
23
22
22
21
23
24
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
22
20
21
21
22
23
23
25
23
23
24
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
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