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 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Westward Beach/Point Dume sea temperature is
21.3°C
3.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Westward Beach/Point Dume at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
459
603
596
713
589
576
530
604
597
590
487
582
575
679
767
358
422
334
481
620
628
636
534
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:37PM1.71m
7:19AM1.49m
3:21PM1.65m
7:10AM1.56m
4:50PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.64m
9:59AM1.46m
11:33PM0.61m
11:41AM1.35m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
27
26
30
29
27
25
25
24
23
24
27
26
24
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
24
22
22
28
26
24
23
24
22
20
21
25
23
23
21
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
19
18
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