South Bird Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.81° N 117.28° W

South Bird Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Bird Rock sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.3° 

South Bird Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at South Bird Rock today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for South Bird Rock at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at South Bird Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
198
195
192
181
179
173
171
163
163
163
136
131
231
227
212
203
201
252
307
370
362
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06AM1.36m
5:59PM1.69m
7:34AM1.50m
6:57PM1.74m
8:00AM1.63m
7:47PM1.75m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.77m
1:17AM-0.07m
1:22PM0.55m
1:55AM-0.06m
2:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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Temp °C
30
33
30
28
28
28
26
26
26
28
27
26
26
26
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
29
32
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
28
27
26
27
27
25
25
27
27
25
26
26
25
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