3Ms Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.88° N 116.69° W

3Ms 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 3Ms sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for 3Ms at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
427
416
416
553
553
560
496
489
483
477
459
370
360
360
355
418
350
341
331
327
390
390
390
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:02AM1.59m
6:59PM1.90m
8:15AM1.68m
7:35PM1.96m
8:31AM1.79m
8:12PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.39m
1:08PM1.02m
1:49AM0.35m
1:40PM0.87m
2:13AM0.34m
2:13PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
21
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
24
24
24
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
19
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
23
23
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