Westward Beach/Point Dume Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.01° N 118.82° W

Westward Beach/Point Dume 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Westward Beach/Point Dume sea temperature is
22.4° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
249
207
152
150
143
130
173
173
206
206
171
169
166
166
196
193
191
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
0
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
0
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:54PM2.48m
10:25AM1.77m
9:41PM2.42m
10:59AM1.84m
10:26PM2.28m
Low Tide
4:00AM-0.04m
3:32PM0.85m
4:36AM0.04m
4:22PM0.78m
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6:13
6:15
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7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
20
23
22
22
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
22
24
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
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