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Santa Monica Beach
beach
tide: mid
1.0
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Face
1.5ft
14s period
Swell
SSW
197°
Wind
onshore
3 mph
WSW
Tide
1.3 ft
slack
Conditions
Choppy
Choppy
43% wind sea
Swell breakdown
WAVEWATCH III
P1 (primary)
SSW
1.0ft
14s
57%
P2 (secondary)
SW
0.7ft
10s
25%
P3 (tertiary)
SW
0.6ft
10s
18%
Swell components (ft) · next 48h
Wind speed (mph) · next 48h
Tide (ft) · next 48h
Spot info
Break
beach
Tide preference
mid
Crowd
moderate
Hazards
rips, pollution
Optimal conditions
Swell
SW 225°
Wind
NE offshore
Tide
mid
Period
10s+
Break
beach
Nearest buoy
Buoy
NDBC 46268
Hs
2.3 ft
Tp
14s
Dir
SSW
Water
63°F
Reading
5/14/2026, 4:30:00 AM
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7-day forecast
Time
Rating
Face
Period
Swell
Wind
Tide
Thu, May 14
2am
1.5
13s
SSW
196°
6
mph
offshore
0.3ft
↑
5am
1.5
13s
SSW
197°
6
mph
offshore
0.5ft
↑
8am
1.5
13s
SSW
196°
6
mph
cross-off
3.4ft
11am
1.6
16s
SSW
196°
8
mph
onshore
3.4ft
↓
2pm
1.7
16s
SSW
195°
9
mph
cross-on
1.2ft
↑
5pm
1.8
15s
SSW
196°
9
mph
cross-on
2.4ft
↑
8pm
1.8
15s
SSW
195°
8
mph
cross-on
5.7ft
↓
11pm
1.7
15s
SSW
195°
1
mph
onshore
4.9ft
Fri, May 15
2am
1.8
15s
SSW
195°
3
mph
cross
0.5ft
↓
5am
1.8
15s
SSW
194°
6
mph
cross-off
-0.6ft
↑
8am
1.8
14s
SSW
194°
7
mph
cross
2.5ft
↑
11am
1.8
14s
SSW
194°
8
mph
onshore
3.8ft
↓
2pm
1.5
14s
SSW
194°
8
mph
onshore
1.8ft
↑
5pm
1.9
14s
SSW
194°
10
mph
cross-on
2.1ft
↑
8pm
1.8
13s
SSW
195°
5
mph
onshore
5.6ft
↑
11pm
1.7
13s
SSW
195°
2
mph
cross-on
5.9ft
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