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Westward Beach/Point Dume 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
Westward Beach/Point Dume surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westward Beach/Point Dume sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Westward Beach/Point Dume today?
The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest 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) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Westward Beach/Point Dume. (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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 1.84 | 3:58PM 1.41 | 4:51AM 1.92 | 5:26PM 1.37 | 5:23AM 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:06PM 0.65 | 10:46AM 1.00 | 9:53PM 0.80 | 11:48AM 0.81 | 10:36PM 0.92 | 12:34PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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