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San Elijo State Beach

San Elijo State Beach Surf Photo: 'pretty clean' by Dena Austin Miller

Lat Long: 33.07° N 117.31° W

Issued: 4 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Elijo State Beach sea temperature is

19.4° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

San Elijo State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		S	SW
	14 s	glass		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 October at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW	W	S	SW
	22 s	on	5 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 October at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	SW
	22 s	on		22 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 October at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	SW
	21 s	glass		21 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 October at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	SW
	20 s	cross- on		20 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 October at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	SW
	20 s	cross- on		20 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W		WNW	SW
	19 s	cross- on		19 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W	W	WNW	SW
	19 s	on	5 s	19 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WSW		WNW	W
	19 s	glass		19 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	W
	18 s	on		19 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	W
	18 s	on		18 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	W
	17 s	on		18 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S		WNW	W
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 October at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S		WNW	W
	17 s	cross- on		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 October at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW		WNW	W
	16 s	cross- on		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 October at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S		WNW	W
	16 s	cross- on		16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 October at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW		W	WNW
	16 s	cross- on		6 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 October at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from San Elijo State Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 59 minutes before low water (falling neap tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.2 ft). Range 2.73m (9.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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San Elijo State Beach Surf Photo: 'pretty clean' by Dena Austin Miller

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User: Dena Austin Miller (12 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:07 am 29 Oct 2017