Shark Pit Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.24° N 122.98° W

Shark Pit WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Pit sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.7° 

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


Shark Pit surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 21 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 23 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, NW swell with 743 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shark Pit this week:

The surf forecast for Shark Pit over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Shark Pit in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 17th Sep)4ft (1.2m) 8s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 21st Sep)7ft (2.2m) 8s
Most Powerful 2AM (Wed 23rd Sep)6ft (1.8m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shark Pit over the next 16 days.


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