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· After dark · current model. Topanga is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with 7 mph offshore wind.

Topanga

Point · blend

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 1.6 ft at 15s from SSW

Wind from NNW at 7 mph, light offshore
Tide 3.8 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Low to mid
GOOD TIDE TODAY
No good tide window in daylight today.
SWELL
S–W (190–270°)
OFFSHORE
N
BOARD
Both
  • Right point over cobble and sand at the creek mouth.
  • Faster near the point, softer toward the beach.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Topanga Nearshore

1.1 MI · NEARSHORE

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

Observed 4:30 AM · 1 hr 28 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–Fair SB

7 mph offshore · 1.9 ft rising

Nearshore 1.6 ft at 15s 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–Fair, dark hours7 mph offshore1.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph, gusts 11, offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph, gusts 16, cross-offshore3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 11, onshore3.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore4.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 13, cross-onshore5.0 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours8 mph, gusts 9, offshore2.1 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph offshore1.3 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph offshore4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, offshore3.8 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 6, onshore2.6 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor, shortboard Poor12 mph, gusts 13, cross-onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 15, cross5.5 ft and rising
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours15 mph, gusts 18, offshore3.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph offshore0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph offshore4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph cross4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–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, cross-onshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph offshore4.5 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, cross-offshore0.8 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross0.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor1 mph glassy3.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor2 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 Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 10, cross-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 Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross1.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard 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 Fair–Good, shortboard Fair1 mph glassy5.5 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph onshore2.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 10, onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair8 mph, gusts 11, cross3.5 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, offshore5.4 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours5 mph cross2.6 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good1 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 Fair4 mph onshore3.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair8 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair7 mph, gusts 11, cross2.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, offshore5.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph, gusts 5, cross3.3 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.9 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good4 mph cross-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, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph onshore4.0 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph onshore0.4 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable5 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore1.2 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours4 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

NO GOOD WINDOW TODAY

GOOD 0.5–3.0 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 2–4 ft and shortboards at 3–6 ft. Best on S to W swell with N wind, low to mid tide. Right point over cobble and sand at the creek mouth. Faster near the point, softer toward the beach.

Break
Point
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
S–W (190°–270°)
Best tide
Low to mid

Spot research: WannaSurf, Surf-Forecast and Topanga New Times.

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