Rat Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.81° N 118.40° W

Rat Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rat Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
3.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Rat Beach today (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rat Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.5
SW
8
1.1
W
5
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.3
SW
26
0.9
W
6
0.3
SW
26
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
0
4
1
3
18
18
10
12
14
15
28
69
171
266
189
159
111
89
67
105
61
105
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50AM1.29m
4:03PM1.89m
6:02AM1.24m
4:56PM1.91m
7:48AM1.30m
5:49PM1.95m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.98m
11:46PM0.76m
9:41AM1.13m
00:52AM0.62m
10:52AM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
21
Feels °C
23
22
23
21
21
19
19
21
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
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