Santa Monica Samo 20 Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° N 118.49° W

Santa Monica Samo 20 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Monica Samo 20 sea temperature is
23.4°C
4.8° 

Santa Monica Samo 20 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Santa Monica Samo 20 today (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Samo 20 at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Santa Monica Samo 20. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
402
402
397
392
377
353
279
246
239
236
192
180
180
180
134
134
127
104
69
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:42PM1.63m
11:17AM1.60m
11:22PM1.47m
11:46AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.37m
5:01AM0.16m
5:23PM0.32m
5:26AM0.30m
6:13PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
24
24
23
24
27
26
25
24
23
22
22
22
24
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
26
25
25
24
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
21
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