Popotla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.03° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Popotla sea temperature is

23.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Popotla today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popotla at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

Table - waves today at Popotla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 15	WNW 14	SW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSW 15	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	372	301	293	253	297	213	407	599	345	271	379	373	303	189	144	129	116	121	156	207	207	142	307	381	266
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	ENE	NE	ESE	SSW	SW	WNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	5:45AM1.94m				5:42PM1.72m				6:13AM2.06m				6:36PM1.71m				6:40AM2.15m					7:24PM1.69m
Low Tide			11:55AM0.75m				11:46PM0.56m				12:40PM0.55m				00:19AM0.65m					1:19PM0.39m			00:50AM0.75m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	23
Feels °C	18	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	21	21	21	21	20	19	17	17	22	20	21	21	21	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	WNW 6	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 6	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 14	WNW 13	SW 15	WNW 17	WNW 12
kJ	372	301	47	246	297	50	407	599	345	271	379	373	303	189	144	113	110	108	82	80	207	131	229	381	167
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 6	WNW 6	SW 14	SSW 14	WNW 6	SW 14	W 6	SW 14	W 7	W 7	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 9	SSW 15	WNW 17	SW 16	WNW 16
kJ	33	43	293	253	45	203	38	206	66	44	158	189	116	127	83	84	116	116	156	207	58	142	307	206	266
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	SSW 20	SW 14	WNW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SW 8	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 13	WNW 12	SW 17
kJ	259	253	240	37	203	213	206	80	206	203	62	3	102	84	127	129	76	121	121	136	140	50	147	129	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	62	80	42	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	147	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	2	166	48	2	0	0	0	0	0	48	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2			2	3	3	4	4	4		1	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6

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