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· After dark · current model. Sunset (Pacific Palisades) is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor for a shortboard, with 3 mph onshore wind.

Sunset (Pacific Palisades)

Point · longboard

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor

Nearshore 1.6 ft at 14s from SSW

Wind from W at 3 mph, light onshore
Tide 3.8 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Mid tide
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:26 AM–1:20 PM
SWELL
S–WSW (190–250°)
OFFSHORE
NE
BOARD
Longboard
  • Hard to get in at high tide; use the lower window.
  • Mellow, slow-peeling right with long, forgiving rides.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Topanga Nearshore

1.7 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
1.7 ft
PERIOD
14s
FROM
SSW 205°
WATER
73°

Observed 4:30 AM · 1 hr 25 min old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor SB

3 mph cross-onshore · 1.9 ft rising

Nearshore 1.6 ft at 14s from SSW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore1.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph, gusts 11, offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 14, offshore3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 12, onshore3.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 10, onshore4.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 11, onshore5.0 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy2.1 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, offshore−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy1.3 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor0 mph glassy4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 3, glassy3.8 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 7, onshore2.6 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor12 mph, gusts 16, onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 18, cross-onshore5.5 ft and rising
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours13 mph, gusts 17, cross-offshore3.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph cross-offshore0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph offshore4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph offshore4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph onshore2.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 8, onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, onshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph cross-offshore4.5 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, offshore0.8 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore0.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy3.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy5.0 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph onshore2.3 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 10, onshore4.5 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 5, glassy5.2 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph offshore1.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.3 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.6 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph glassy5.5 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph onshore2.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 10, onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, onshore3.5 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, offshore5.4 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours5 mph cross-offshore2.6 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair2 mph, gusts 3, glassy5.8 ft and rising
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph onshore3.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 9, onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 11, onshore2.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross-offshore5.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph, gusts 5, offshore3.3 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.9 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good4 mph offshore3.0 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 3, glassy5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph onshore4.0 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph onshore0.4 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable5 mph, gusts 9, onshore1.2 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours4 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:26 AM–1:20 PM

GOOD 1.5–4.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.9′L 3.2′H 5.3′NOW
High 6:44 AMLow 10:55 AMHigh 4:48 PM

Santa Monica · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 3 AM

Primary1.6 ft · 11s
SSW213°
Secondary0.9 ft · 10s
SSE158°

Nearshore model anchored to the Topanga Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A point break for longboards at 1.5–4 ft. Best on S to WSW swell with NE wind, mid tide. Hard to get in at high tide; use the lower window. Mellow, slow-peeling right with long, forgiving rides.

Break
Point
Board
Longboard
Best swell
S–WSW (190°–250°)
Best tide
Mid tide

Spot research: WannaSurf, Sunrise Surf Academy and Westside Los Angeles.

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