Santa Monica Ocean Park Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Santa Monica Ocean Park Surf Guide

Santa Monica Ocean Park in Los Angeles County is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of - Pollution.

Santa Monica Ocean Park Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Monica Ocean Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Monica Ocean Park occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Santa Monica Ocean Park (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Santa Monica Ocean Park with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 62% of the time in December while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 14% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

62%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

24%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

14%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Monica Ocean Park Location Map

Interactive Santa Monica Ocean Park surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Santa Monica Ocean Park is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Santa Monica Ocean Park is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Santa Monica Ocean Park Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 05:43 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on

What does Santa Monica Ocean Park look like?

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Credit: Bobby

Tides at Santa Monica Ocean Park

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Monica, California, 2 km from Santa Monica Ocean Park.

Next High Water: 03:31pm | 0.88m

Next Low Water: 07:34am | 0.06m

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Santa Monica Ocean Park Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Santa Monica Ocean Park is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite