Santa Monica · Los Angeles County · California
Santa Monica State Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Santa Monica State Beach, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.6 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.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 16 s · SWplus 0.6 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 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:54 pm
Santa Monica State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Santa Monica State Beach: 8 am, Great, on a falling 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 Santa Monica State Beach: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 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 | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Great | 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 | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 9 | 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) | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.3 ft |
Santa Monica State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Santa Monica State Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
- Lulls
- about 49 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 37% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Santa Monica State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Santa Monica State Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Santa Monica State Beach 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 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 16 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 15 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SW | 3 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 14 s · SW | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Great | 2.8 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 17 s · SW | 3 mph offshore (N) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Great | 2.7 ft · 8 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–7 ft | Good | — | 17 mph offshore (N), gusts 23 | 18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Santa Monica State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Santa Monica State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Santa Monica State Beach 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.
Santa Monica State Beach 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.
Santa Monica State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Santa Monica State Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°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 Santa Monica State Beach
- Bay Street1.0 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Will Rogers State Beach1.9 mi NW · 2 ft · Good
- Sunset Point2.7 mi WNW · 2 ft · Good
- Venice Breakwater3.1 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Sunset3.2 mi WNW · 2 ft · Good
- Venice Beach Pier3.6 mi SE · 4 ft · Great
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About Santa Monica State Beach
Santa Monica State Beach is a beach break in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, facing southwest.
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