Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Monica Ocean Park today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Ocean Park at 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Santa Monica Ocean Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 188 | 163 | 176 | 158 | 218 | 298 | 298 | 295 | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40AM0.97m | 11:39AM1.58m | 12:19PM1.47m | 1:30PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.89m | 7:52PM0.27m | 9:16PM0.32m | 10:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 283 | 252 | 252 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 188 | 163 | 160 | 158 | 180 | 298 | 298 | 295 | 319 | 364 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 443 | 475 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 21 | NW 4 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 4 | 176 | 158 | 218 | 175 | 168 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 101 | 69 | 67 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | W 13 | SSW 21 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | W 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 46 | 45 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | SE 9 | NW 4 | SE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
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