Surfside Jetty Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.08° W

Surfside Jetty 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surfside Jetty sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
W
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
120
163
165
165
186
183
116
113
105
102
101
99
99
99
99
68
67
65
63
42
71
120
165
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:53PM1.82m
8:28AM1.37m
5:11PM1.85m
8:33AM1.44m
6:12PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.75m
00:23AM0.65m
10:13AM1.36m
1:14AM0.53m
12:00PM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
25
26
25
23
22
22
22
23
25
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
26
26
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
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