Nine Palms Surf Break

Lat Long: 23.12° N 109.53° W

Nine Palms WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nine Palms sea temperature is
31.8°C
3.5° 

Nine Palms surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Nine Palms surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period, SSW swell with 817 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nine Palms this week:

The surf forecast for Nine Palms over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nine Palms in the next 16 days are 1.2m 18s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8PM.

Wave TypeTime (MST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 25th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 16s
Most Powerful 2PM (Fri 28th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nine Palms over the next 16 days.


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