Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · California
Bay Street Surf Report & Forecast, Santa Monica, California
Bay Street, Santa Monica, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 16 seconds from the southwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the east-southeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 16 s · SWplus 0.7 ft · 6 s · WSW
- Wind
- 5 mph (ESE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.3 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:54 pm
Bay Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Bay Street: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Bay Street: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 4.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 3.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E), gusts 10 | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 11 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
Bay Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Bay Street arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 45 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 41% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Bay Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Bay Street: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Bay Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 16 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 15 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 18 s · WSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 6 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 24 | 18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Good | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Bay Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Bay Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at Bay Street today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.6 ft at 1:56 am, high 6.9 ft at 8:17 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:31 pm and high 4.6 ft at 9:56 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.3 ft and falling.
Bay Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.6 ft at 1:56 amHigh 6.9 ft at 8:17 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:31 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:30 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.0 ft at 4:03 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:11 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:43 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 11:29 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 3:07 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:45 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:26 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:34 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:19 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.0 ft at 2:07 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:51 amHigh 5.8 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.0 ft at 4:14 amLow 4.0 ft at 4:36 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:48 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:33 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:35 amHigh 4.8 ft at 1 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.6 ft at 4:52 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:51 amHigh 4.5 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Bay Street water temperature
The water temperature at Bay Street is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Bay Street
- Santa Monica State Beach1.0 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Venice Breakwater2.1 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Venice Beach Pier2.6 mi SE · 4 ft · Great
- Will Rogers State Beach2.9 mi NW · 2 ft · Good
- Sunset Point3.7 mi NW · 2 ft · Good
- Sunset4.2 mi WNW · 2 ft · Good
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About Bay Street
Bay Street is a beach break in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, facing southwest.
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