Three Arch Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.53° N 117.78° W

Three Arch Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Arch Bay sea temperature is
23.7°C
4.0° 

Three Arch Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
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)
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
16
1.6
S
14
1
SSW
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
559
651
539
525
430
506
387
480
537
590
495
932
513
985
1014
1129
1063
1065
1049
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
0
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:15PM1.99m
7:15AM1.38m
4:47PM2.04m
7:43AM1.51m
6:02PM2.15m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.45m
10:02AM1.32m
00:42AM0.29m
11:50AM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
23
23
24
23
24
23
22
21
22
22
26
25
23
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
23
22
23
22
24
22
20
20
23
23
28
26
24
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