
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Topanga Point today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Topanga Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Topanga Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 258 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 122 | 214 | 298 | 354 | 350 | 342 | 342 | 418 | 283 | 383 | 275 | 248 | 318 | 322 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.84m | 1:07AM1.73m | 2:25PM1.86m | 2:14AM1.47m | 3:12PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.96m | 7:37AM0.58m | 8:47PM0.94m | 8:13AM0.79m | 10:17PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
255 | 258 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 214 | 298 | 174 | 300 | 287 | 342 | 418 | 264 | 383 | 185 | 235 | 191 | 146 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | SSW 15 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 |
69 | 69 | 96 | 38 | 86 | 21 | 82 | 82 | 354 | 350 | 342 | 224 | 18 | 283 | 12 | 275 | 248 | 318 | 322 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 5 | WNW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
50 | 27 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 122 | 14 | 131 | 92 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 4 | — |
9 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 49 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 123 | 49 | 15 | 0 |
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