Santa Monica Ocean Park surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 PST
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Santa Monica Ocean Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Monica Ocean Park sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Santa Monica Ocean Park today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Ocean Park at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Santa Monica Ocean Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)101016141316151515151414141313131316161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72718613412618371721551217068625958595989868584848378
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
0
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
10
N
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
offcross-
off
offglasscrossononglassglassglassoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
1.05
9:08AM
1.78
11:44PM
1.01
9:40AM
1.72
12:50AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
-0.07
2:39AM
0.83
4:50PM
-0.04
3:03AM
0.88
5:34PM
0.01
3:30AM
0.93
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-4:46-------4:46-------4:45------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817161515161819191918171716181918171716151517
Feels °C (?)131713131212131617161716151514171817171816151517
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