Santa Monica Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° N 118.50° W

Santa Monica Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is
22.0°C
4.6° 

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


Santa Monica Pier surf forecast from 26 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 2 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 2 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 525 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 27 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santa Monica Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Santa Monica Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Santa Monica Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 02) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Tue 27th Oct)1ft (0.3m) 14s
Best Surf 7AM (Mon 2nd Nov)3.5ft (1.0m) 16s
Most Powerful10AM (Mon 2nd Nov)3.5ft (1.0m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Santa Monica Pier over the next 16 days.


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