Santa Monica Surf Break

Lat Long: 11.59° N 125.50° E

Santa Monica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Monica sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.9° 

Santa Monica 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 today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica at 9PM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
20
0.8
ENE
20
1
ENE
20
1.7
ENE
18
1.6
ENE
18
2
ENE
18
2
ENE
17
1.8
ENE
16
1.8
ENE
16
1.7
ENE
15
1.6
ENE
15
1.5
ENE
14
1.4
ENE
14
1.3
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.4
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
137
293
507
829
2047
1531
2344
2171
1596
1518
1191
1045
862
746
577
640
546
513
496
549
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
9:27AM1.46m
8:44PM1.66m
10:42AM1.38m
9:56PM1.51m
12:12PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.84m
3:48AM0.34m
3:57PM0.93m
5:06AM0.48m
5:47PM0.95m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
27
27
27
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
32
31
29
30
32
30
30
33
33
31
30
30
30
30
30
32
31
31
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