Popotla Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.27° N 117.03° W

Popotla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Popotla sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Popotla today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Popotla at 6AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
236
231
269
314
442
442
437
437
442
442
442
442
437
522
516
505
423
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:18AM1.42m
4:16PM1.68m
7:50AM1.48m
5:31PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.66m
10:04AM1.41m
00:25AM0.57m
11:51AM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
22
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
20
19
19
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
22
21
21
20
20
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