Santa Monica Beach surf report

Santa Monica, California

Updated 1:00 AM PDT

86/ 100

Good surf today Swell period is 12s, and nothing is holding it back today.

30–86 along this beach — 30 at Santa Monica Municipal Pier, 86 at Montana Ave. drain

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 3.2 ft · 45% of the score 70
Swell period 12s · 30% of the score 100
Wind 4 mph · 15% of the score 100
Water temperature 73°F · 10% of the score 95

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Santa Monica Beach is also scored for

80 Swimming water temperature 73°F 77 Families with kids water temperature 73°F

About Santa Monica Beach

Santa Monica Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 58°F in January to 71°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in August and September — 2 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 58°F in January.

Today it is 73°F. That is 6° above the October average of 67°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Santa Monica, Municipal Pier about 0.1 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Santa Monica Beach good for surfing today?

Good surf today — we score it 86 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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