Santa Monica Surf Break

Santa Monica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 11.59° N 125.50° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Monica sea temperature is
30.8° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
17
28
17
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
0
E
0
W
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
0
SSW
10
W
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:10PM1.69m
6:34AM1.96m
7:57PM1.68m
7:24AM1.90m
8:44PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:34PM-0.11m
00:36AM0.67m
1:21PM-0.05m
1:26AM0.67m
2:09PM0.05m
2:18AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
31
32
31
32
33
31
31
32
31
32
33
32
33
32
32
32
33
33
32
30
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
8
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
17
28
6
6
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
2
2
7
7
7
10
17
17
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
12
11
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
6
6
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1260
1531
1258
842
842
842
264
842
1655
1260
842
842
856
1101
204
206
891
891
891
842
264
263
194
21
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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