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Santa Monica Pier surf Forecast / CAL – LA County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 18 Apr 2024 PDT
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Santa Monica Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.4 °C max: 16.5 °C min: 12.9 °C)
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Santa Monica Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Monica Pier sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.4 °C max: 16.5 °C min: 12.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Santa Monica Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Monica Pier at 11PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Santa Monica Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414142014141818181818181818181616161616161616161616161616161616181816161616161615161616151515151919667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2562251671651651651651631631601131081051041041551551552112071061049613313213213012912790888888124124871229012910210290871228685851151181181191121091077996106108138319
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onononglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
onononglassglassonglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
onglasscross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
1.32
7:34AM
1.33
8:25PM
1.40
8:13AM
1.33
8:41PM
1.47
8:49AM
1.30
8:58PM
1.55
9:24AM
1.26
9:16PM
1.62
10:01AM
1.21
9:36PM
1.67
10:39AM
1.14
9:59PM
1.70
11:21AM
1.06
10:24PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.06
1:51AM
0.48
1:59PM
0.10
2:23AM
0.34
2:22PM
0.16
2:53AM
0.20
2:42PM
0.23
3:24AM
0.09
3:02PM
0.30
3:55AM
-0.01
3:22PM
0.39
4:28AM
-0.07
3:42PM
0.48
5:03AM
-0.10
4:03PM
0.57
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09-----
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:29-------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:32--
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Rain (mm)
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