Santa Monica Jetties surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 May 2026 PDT
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Santa Monica Jetties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Monica Jetties sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Santa Monica Jetties today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Jetties at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Santa Monica Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
W
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
72
51
51
47
65
69
41
39
27
48
79
80
81
170
165
78
75
100
130
322
305
180
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:04AM1.33m
6:00PM1.02m
2:29AM1.23m
6:09PM1.11m
4:05AM1.18m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.11m
9:40AM0.14m
8:45PM0.99m
10:37AM0.15m
10:55PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:42
7:43
7:44
7:44
Temp °C
16
19
20
20
17
16
16
15
16
20
20
20
17
17
16
17
18
21
22
22
20
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
14
16
19
19
19
17
18
16
18
18
20
21
21
20
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
W
7
Energy kJ
32
25
72
51
51
23
65
69
41
39
20
22
39
74
63
60
60
78
60
65
44
322
305
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
7
0.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
100
100
15
3
13
47
45
44
27
27
27
15
79
80
81
170
165
76
64
100
130
44
35
180
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.3
W
9
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
15
15
3
2
3
13
13
13
12
10
14
48
27
27
26
16
15
37
75
75
127
6
6
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
17
17
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
29
126
42
13
18
7
7
1
29
243
93
27
1
1
1
16
27
29
42
19
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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