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Santa Monica Pier Surf Forecast
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Santa Monica Pier surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Santa Monica Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Santa Monica Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Pier at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Santa Monica Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | SW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
67 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 170 | 165 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 130 | 322 | 305 | 180 | 123 | 207 | 273 | 270 | 267 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.33m | 6:00PM1.02m | 2:29AM1.23m | 6:09PM1.11m | 4:05AM1.18m | 6:25PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.14m | 8:45PM0.99m | 10:37AM0.15m | 10:55PM0.88m | 11:23AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 67 | 53 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 48 | 35 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 322 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 207 | 273 | 270 | 267 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 170 | 165 | 76 | 64 | 100 | 130 | 56 | 305 | 180 | 123 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 75 | 75 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 190 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
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