Tourmaline Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.81° N 117.27° W

Tourmaline 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tourmaline sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Tourmaline today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
416
416
406
395
370
305
301
301
301
297
293
285
277
269
322
285
331
355
398
369
380
386
380
374
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:22AM1.43m
7:51PM1.73m
8:41AM1.54m
8:27PM1.75m
9:02AM1.66m
9:03PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.04m
2:10PM0.53m
2:45AM0.02m
2:44PM0.37m
3:09AM0.04m
3:18PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
22
23
21
22
23
22
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
23
24
25
25
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