Westward Beach/Point Dume surf break

Westward Beach/Point Dume surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
165
163
163
160
111
104
92
90
90
89
89
70
57
55
46
45
40
68
68
68
68
38
65
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
15
W
10
WNW
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
9:20PM2.53m
11:14AM1.57m
10:04PM2.53m
12:16PM1.53m
10:53PM2.46m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.97m
4:40AM-0.07m
3:41PM1.05m
5:33AM-0.07m
4:28PM1.13m
6:30AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
17
17
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
16
16
19
19
19
17
15
15
15
17
21
15
16
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
15
15
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.4
S
14
Energy kJ
165
165
74
117
92
62
49
37
38
38
48
89
70
48
41
30
26
26
25
16
16
15
7
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WSW
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
WSW
6
Energy kJ
19
31
163
163
160
111
104
92
90
90
89
58
58
57
55
31
29
40
68
68
68
68
38
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
21
2
13
28
32
32
30
27
29
29
30
52
28
46
46
45
29
29
29
28
28
28
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
17
1
1
2
4
5
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
104
44
0
0
0
0
0
38
44
73
0
0
0
0
30
44
181
73
5
24
2
0
0
209
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
2
9
9
7
4
4
2
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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