Royal Palms State Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Issued: 4 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Royal Palms State Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 408 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Royal Palms State Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Royal Palms State Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 4th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Tue 7th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful11AM (Tue 7th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Royal Palms State Beach over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, strap in. It’s a rough outlook for the next sixteen days. The ocean’s just not giving us a clean session. Starting from Thursday, July 2nd, we’ve got a long period groundswell pushing in at 2ft from the south, with a 18-second period – that’s a deep water swell with decent energy (288) – but the wind is 12 mph from the west, cross-onshore, and it’s just choppy and poor.

The water’s warm though. At Royal Palms State Beach, it’s 69°, which is a solid 5° above the average for this time of year – much warmer than normal. You’ll be comfortable in boardshorts, but you’ll be disappointed in the waves.

The whole first week carries on the same. Friday the 3rd, Saturday the 4th, Sunday the 5th – tiny swell, all under 2ft, mostly from the SSW, with periods from 14 to 18 seconds. The wind is a light onshore in the mornings and a moderate cross-onshore in the afternoons. It’s all poor quality. Nothing clean. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th see the wave energy bump up to 459 (moderate energy) on Tuesday morning, but the swell is only 3ft and the wind is still cross-onshore. It’s marginal at best.

There is one single moment of glass on the 15th of July, Wednesday afternoon. The swell drops to just 1ft from the SW, but the period is a nice 17 seconds, and the wind finally goes glassy – no wind at all. The combined energy is low at 114, and the report says it’s “surfable but ordinary.” That’s the best wave of the run, and it’s barely a knee-high ripple.

After that, the 16th and 17th of July are more of the same: tiny surf, wrong wind, poor conditions.

The bottom line: There are no standout days. The wind is almost always wrong for this sheltered reef and point, and the swell is tiny. For beginners, the small size is safe, but the chop makes it a pain. For anyone else, this is a week to take off. A blank run like this is normal for the area when the wind patterns lock in. Forecasts change, so don’t write it off completely, but for now, it’s a no-go.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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Night
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PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
104
220
169
120
120
120
118
207
121
261
173
169
253
408
280
276
334
339
306
298
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
SW
20
W
0
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
10
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
W
10
SSW
10
S
20
W
10
S
10
SSE
15
W
15
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM2.08m
1:14PM1.54m
11:41PM1.95m
1:48PM1.59m
00:20AM1.79m
2:22PM1.66m
1:10AM1.61m
2:59PM1.76m
2:23AM1.42m
3:42PM1.87m
4:10AM1.28m
4:30PM2.00m
6:07AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:58PM1.18m
6:28AM0.34m
5:44PM1.19m
6:57AM0.43m
6:40PM1.19m
7:26AM0.54m
7:51PM1.16m
7:57AM0.66m
9:17PM1.06m
8:32AM0.80m
10:47PM0.89m
9:18AM0.93m
00:04AM0.66m
10:18AM1.04m
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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>
5:47
5:47
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
19
18
18
19
19
18
20
19
19
20
20
19
21
20
20
Feels °C
15
15
17
16
16
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
W
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
W
6
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1.1
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
W
7
0.8
SSW
16
Energy kJ
158
104
220
169
120
120
120
118
207
121
261
21
169
61
408
280
110
53
339
126
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
W
6
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
109
31
6
9
6
7
96
72
68
68
19
173
154
223
50
106
276
334
2
306
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
20
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
9
9
9
18
44
74
10
8
3
54
91
117
28
253
1
13
82
123
17
2
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
12
8
11
5
5
5
10
21
36
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
127
4
156
72
0
639
64
38
10
127
10
10
127
10
10
127
10
10
51
9
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
5
6
8
5
9
7
5
9
9
8
6
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
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Information about the Royal Palms State Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Royal Palms State Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Royal Palms State Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Royal Palms State Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Royal Palms State Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Royal Palms State Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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