Westward Beach/Point Dume Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° N 118.82° W

Westward Beach/Point Dume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Westward Beach/Point Dume sea temperature is
21.6°C
4.2° 

Westward Beach/Point Dume surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
507
474
462
456
456
376
449
443
443
425
206
265
351
346
429
456
376
366
265
360
326
326
246
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
0
ENE
5
E
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
S
10
NNW
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
S
5
WSW
0
NNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM1.64m
5:54PM1.70m
7:27AM1.74m
6:45PM1.74m
7:42AM1.86m
7:32PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.57m
12:30PM1.20m
00:45AM0.56m
1:08PM1.01m
1:12AM0.57m
1:43PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:14
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3
5
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
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Temp °C
20
19
20
23
23
21
19
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
20
21
22
21
22
21
19
18
17
19
18
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
17
17
16
17
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