Three Arch Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.53° N 117.78° W

Three Arch Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Three Arch Bay sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
74
74
74
77
241
243
246
252
255
170
95
114
89
206
273
358
350
344
362
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:52PM1.80m
00:08AM2.01m
1:34PM1.84m
1:01AM1.74m
2:18PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.94m
6:55AM0.36m
7:21PM0.95m
7:31AM0.58m
8:39PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
21
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
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