3Ms Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.88° N 116.69° W

3Ms 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 3Ms sea temperature is
21.1° C
1.4° 

3Ms surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 3Ms today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for 3Ms at 9AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at 3Ms. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
362
362
432
370
307
203
201
201
198
318
413
429
424
636
540
409
331
480
358
362
367
268
587
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:52PM1.95m
1:16PM1.77m
00:43AM1.68m
1:59PM1.78m
1:46AM1.43m
2:47PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.34m
7:02PM0.91m
7:13AM0.55m
8:19PM0.91m
7:47AM0.76m
9:51PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
21
24
24
23
21
20
21
21
22
25
25
24
21
21
22
22
24
26
25
25
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
22
23
22
24
25
25
24
22
22
23
23
24
26
24
25
22
23
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