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Wallys surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wallys surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wallys sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wallys today?
The current surf forecast for Wallys at 3AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wallys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 68 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:11AM 1.84 | 3:55PM 1.41 | 4:48AM 1.92 | 5:23PM 1.37 | 5:20AM 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 0.65 | 10:42AM 1.00 | 9:50PM 0.79 | 11:45AM 0.81 | 10:34PM 0.92 | 12:30PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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