What are the current surf conditions at Santa Monica Ocean Park?

Santa Monica Ocean Park currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Santa Monica Ocean Park?

The best time to surf Santa Monica Ocean Park is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

5
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🌊 SWELL

2.1
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

4kt

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AIR TEMP

20°C

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SWELL

0.8ft @
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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Sweet 2.1ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from NE would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 0.7-3.0ft 💨 2-12kt 🌡️ 17-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	2kt	SSE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	4kt	SE	5kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	4kt	20°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	5s	W	5kt	SSE	4kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	6kt	S	5kt	21°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	6kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	WSW	8kt	SW	6kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	13s	WSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	10kt	WSW	12kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	12kt	WSW	16kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	10kt	WSW	14kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	9kt	W	13kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	8kt	W	11kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	7kt	WSW	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	6kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.8-1.0ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 15-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	WSW	4kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	WSW	3kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	3kt	SW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	WSW	2kt	SW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	12s	WSW	2kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	12s	WSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	16°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	3kt	S	3kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	11s	WSW	4kt	S	4kt	17°C	16°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	11s	WSW	6kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	12s	SW	8kt	SSW	7kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	15s	SW	9kt	SSW	8kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SSW	9kt	19°C	16°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SW	9kt	18°C	16°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SW	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SW	10kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	17s	SSW	7kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	17s	SSW	6kt	SW	8kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	W	8kt	15°C	19°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

FAIR6 good hours

🌊 0.9-1.4ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 14-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	SW	6kt	W	7kt	15°C	19°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.9ft	16s	SW	5kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	15s	SW	5kt	WSW	6kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	14°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	4kt	SW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	16s	SSW	6kt	SSW	7kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	7kt	SSW	8kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SW	9kt	SSW	8kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SW	9kt	SSW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	15s	SW	10kt	SSW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	15s	SW	11kt	SSW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	SW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	16s	SSW	10kt	SW	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	SW	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	SW	10kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	SW	7kt	SW	9kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SW	6kt	SW	8kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	SW	5kt	SW	7kt	15°C	19°C	0.1mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POOR5 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.3ft 💨 6-13kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	12s	SW	6kt	SW	9kt	15°C	19°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	14s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	14°C	19°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	SW	13kt	14°C	19°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	SW	14kt	14°C	19°C	0.4mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	WSW	14kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	WSW	15kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	WSW	13kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	7kt	WSW	11kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	WSW	9kt	14°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	19°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	7kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	19°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	7kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	19°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	SW	15kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	SW	14kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	SW	14kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	12kt	WSW	13kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	11kt	WSW	12kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	10kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	9kt	W	11kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	9kt	W	11kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	8kt	WNW	10kt	13°C	19°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

GOOD11 good hours

🌊 0.9-3.6ft 💨 3-13kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	7kt	WNW	9kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	11s	WSW	5kt	WNW	7kt	12°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	SW	5kt	WNW	6kt	12°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	13s	SW	4kt	NW	5kt	12°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	14s	SSW	3kt	NW	4kt	12°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	14s	SW	4kt	NW	4kt	12°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	SW	4kt	WNW	5kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	WSW	4kt	WNW	5kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	12s	WSW	5kt	W	6kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	WSW	5kt	W	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	12s	WSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	WSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	WSW	10kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	WSW	13kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	SW	13kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SW	13kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	SSW	13kt	WSW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	14s	SSW	10kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SSW	8kt	SW	8kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	11s	SW	6kt	S	7kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	WSW	6kt	SE	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	3.6ft	6s	W	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD10 good hours

🌊 0.7-3.4ft 💨 3-11kt 🌡️ 15-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	6s	W	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	6s	W	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	W	8kt	E	10kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	W	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	6kt	E	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	6kt	E	7kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	6kt	E	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	W	5kt	ENE	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	W	5kt	ESE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	SE	4kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	6s	W	5kt	S	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	7kt	S	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	W	9kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	W	11kt	SSW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	WSW	11kt	SW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	11s	SW	10kt	SW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SSW	10kt	SW	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	13s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	13s	SSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	WSW	2kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.7-2.1ft 💨 2-10kt 🌡️ 14-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	SSW	2kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	3kt	S	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	2kt	SSE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	2kt	SE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	6s	W	2kt	ESE	3kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	W	2kt	ESE	3kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	6s	W	2kt	ESE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	W	2kt	ESE	2kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	W	3kt	SE	3kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	W	3kt	S	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	W	4kt	SSW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	WSW	6kt	SW	4kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	WSW	8kt	SW	5kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	SW	9kt	SW	7kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	WSW	10kt	SW	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	WSW	10kt	SW	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	WSW	10kt	SW	10kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	WSW	9kt	SW	9kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	WSW	7kt	SW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	WSW	6kt	SW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SSW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	WSW	5kt	S	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	4s	WSW	4kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:2-12kt SSE

Water Temperature:16-19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Santa Monica Ocean Park in Los Angeles County is an exposed beach break known for its consistent surf year-round. It performs best with clean groundswells from the southwest and offshore winds from the northeast. The beach offers both left and right-hand waves and is often crowded. Surfers should be cautious of pollution hazards. Optimal conditions occur when a southwest swell aligns with offshore northeast winds. December is the best month for consistent, clean, and rideable waves.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionNE

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