3Ms Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.88° N 116.69° W

3Ms 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 3Ms sea temperature is
22.2°C
3.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 3Ms at 6AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
566
729
713
713
713
887
857
789
761
870
742
733
724
724
962
589
661
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
10
E
5
W
0
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:57PM1.63m
7:22AM1.43m
2:55PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.66m
10:15PM0.65m
9:35AM1.41m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
29
27
26
26
29
28
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
23
23
Feels °C
27
25
25
23
23
28
28
26
24
21
21
21
21
24
22
23
23
23
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