Santa Monica Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° N 118.50° W

Issued: 10 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Santa Monica Pier based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Santa Monica Pier right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Santa Monica Pier

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-ICAC1

0 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 280°)
18.1 °C-
-


Santa Monica Airport

5 km ENE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 210°)
21.1 °C16
16


BUOY-46268

7 km WSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Los Angeles Airport

14 km SE216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 250°)
21.7 °C16
16


Hawthorne Airport

19 km ESE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
22.2 °C16
16


Santa Monica Bay- CA

21 km SSW3 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Van Nuys Airport

23 km N715 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 160°)
28.3 °C16
16


Burbank Airport

25 km NNE714 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
26.7 °C16
16


Los Angeles/Whiteman Airport

28 km NNE342 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
SKC °C16
16


Torrance Municipal Airport

30 km SE318 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
wind obs. (30 kph from 310 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C16
16


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Santa Monica Pier and within an acceptable time window.

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