Shark Pit Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.98° W

Shark Pit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Pit sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.0° 

Shark Pit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shark Pit today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Pit at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Shark Pit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
184
184
140
133
95
91
71
133
106
101
96
142
118
87
84
85
84
84
83
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
0
S
0
SSE
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:07PM1.55m
5:02AM1.03m
4:50PM1.61m
6:50AM0.99m
5:42PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.36m
10:28AM0.61m
00:22AM0.24m
11:24AM0.78m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
17
15
12
10
Feels °C
14
15
14
12
13
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
16
15
13
11
8
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