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Wall Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Lompoc, California

Wall Beach, Lompoc, California: 11–13 ft, well overhead to double overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 9.9 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 71°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.4 ft at 4:06 pm.

Great

11–13 ft

well overhead to double overhead · occasional 14 ft

Swell from the west-northwest; wind from the north-northwest at 4 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:04 amrating through the daylast light 5:28 pm
Swell
9.9 ft · 15 s · WNW
Wind
4 mph (NNW)cross-shore
Tide
3.5 ft fallinglow -0.4 ft at 4:06 pm
Water
71°F2mm jacket
Air
73°Ffeels like 70°F
Sun
rise 6:30 amset 5:02 pm

Wall Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Wall Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Wall Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–13 ftnow6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6a9a12p3p☀ 6:30 am5:02 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Wall Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–9 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Great12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Good4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Wall Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph offshore (ENE)4.5 ft
7 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph offshore (ENE)5.4 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NE)6.0 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat3 mph cross-shore (NE)6.1 ft
10 am11–13 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNW)5.7 ft
11 am11–13 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 114.8 ft
12 pmnow10–12 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 133.5 ft
1 pm10–12 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 142.1 ft
2 pm10–12 ftFair8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 130.8 ft
3 pm10–11 ftFair9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 14-0.1 ft
4 pm9–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16-0.4 ft
5 pm10–11 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftGreat10 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 184.1 ft
7 am8–9 ftGreat9 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 174.9 ft
8 am8–9 ftGreat7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 145.6 ft
9 am7–9 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 126.0 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 115.9 ft
11 am7–8 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 105.2 ft
12 pm7–8 ftGood5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 104.1 ft
1 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 112.8 ft
2 pm7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 111.5 ft
3 pm7–8 ftGood5 mph onshore (NW)0.4 ft
4 pm7–8 ftFair8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14-0.3 ft
5 pm7–8 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18-0.4 ft

Wall Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Wall Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 141 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 12.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
Lulls
about 141 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
75% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Wall Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Wall Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–13 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 8–12 ft and Great.

Wall Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510159–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 97–9Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 107–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 115–8Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 127–9Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 138–13Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 148–12Sun, Nov 15: GreatSunNov 158–11Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 166–10Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 175–7Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Wall Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Wall Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 99–13 ftGreat9.5 ft · 15 s · WNW4 mph cross-shore (NE)8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 139 am
Tue, Nov 107–9 ftGreat6.6 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph offshore (NE), gusts 146 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 117 am
Wed, Nov 117–9 ftGreat6.5 ft · 13 s · WNWcalm6 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 138 am
Thu, Nov 125–8 ftGreat3.7 ft · 13 s · WNW7 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 1413 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 265 pm
Fri, Nov 137–9 ftGreat5.7 ft · 15 s · W5 mph offshore (SE)10 mph onshore (W), gusts 188 am
Sat, Nov 148–13 ftPoor5.9 ft · 16 s · W13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2814 mph onshore (NW), gusts 264 pm
Sun, Nov 158–12 ftGreat9.4 ft · 18 s · W5 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1111 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 217 am
Mon, Nov 168–11 ftPoor8.5 ft · 15 s · WNW16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 3118 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 3210 am
Tue, Nov 176–10 ftPoor to Fair—17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2721 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 277 am
Wed, Nov 185–7 ftGood—9 mph cross-shore (N)14 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 197 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Wall Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Wall Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Wall Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 2:33 am, high 6.1 ft at 8:46 am, low -0.4 ft at 4:06 pm and high 3.9 ft at 10:40 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Wall Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 3.5 ft, fallingLow 2.5 ft2:33 amHigh 6.1 ft8:46 amLow -0.4 ft4:06 pmHigh 3.9 ft10:40 pmLow 2.6 ft3:06 amHigh 6.0 ft9:17 amLow -0.4 ft4:39 pmHigh 3.8 ft11:26 pmLow 2.8 ft3:34 amHigh 5.8 ft9:45 amLow -0.2 ft5:26 pmHigh 3.5 ft12:30 amLow 3.0 ft3:49 am
Tide height at Wall Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Wall Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 2.5 ft at 2:33 amHigh 6.1 ft at 8:46 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:06 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 10:40 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 2.6 ft at 3:06 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:17 amLow -0.4 ft at 4:39 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:26 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 2.8 ft at 3:34 amHigh 5.8 ft at 9:45 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:26 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 3.5 ft at 12:30 amLow 3.0 ft at 3:49 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:20 amLow 0.2 ft at 6:11 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 3.6 ft at 1:40 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:15 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:56 amLow 0.5 ft at 7:02 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 3.7 ft at 3:07 amLow 3.6 ft at 4:54 amHigh 5.2 ft at 11:38 amLow 0.6 ft at 7:56 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 3.7 ft at 4:17 amLow 3.7 ft at 6:22 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:28 pmLow 0.6 ft at 8:50 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 3.8 ft at 4:58 amLow 3.5 ft at 8:37 amHigh 4.2 ft at 1:37 pmLow 0.7 ft at 9:37 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.1 ft at 5:18 amLow 3.1 ft at 10:25 amHigh 3.9 ft at 3:01 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Wall Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Wall Beach is about 71°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 71 and 72°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 71 degrees, 2mm jacket; 71 to 72 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood71°F now

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 Wall Beach

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About Wall Beach

Wall Beach is a beach break in Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, facing west.

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