Santa Monica Ocean Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° N 118.49° W

Santa Monica Ocean Park WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Santa Monica Ocean Park sea temperature is
21.8°C
4.0° 

Santa Monica Ocean Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Santa Monica Ocean Park surf forecast from 15 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 17 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SSW swell with 475 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santa Monica Ocean Park this week:

The surf forecast for Santa Monica Ocean Park over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Santa Monica Ocean Park in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Thu 15th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 15s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 17th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 18s
Most Powerful 8PM (Sat 17th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Santa Monica Ocean Park over the next 16 days.


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