Surf forecast · United States · Southern California
Surf forecast Manhattan Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Manhattan Beach (Southern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun onshore.
Manhattan Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 8–10 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 7–7 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 15–17 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 09:00–12:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 4–4 km/h ↑SE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑SW | 10–6 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑W | 17–13 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 9–10 km/h ↑ESE offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑W | 10–9 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑W | 13–9 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 18:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around Manhattan Beach
Open the waves map centred on Manhattan Beach
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Manhattan Beach
Water temperature in Manhattan Beach · Tides in Santa Monica · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Manhattan Beach today?
- Fun: waves 0.8 m at 10 s from WSW, swell 0.5 m · 8 s SW (Sat 18:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Manhattan Beach?
- Wind 11 km/h from SW: onshore for a beach facing WSW.
- When is the best time to surf Manhattan Beach today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Manhattan Beach?
- 22.8 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Hermosa Beach 2 km · Venice Beach 12 km · Malibu Surfrider 27 km · Zuma Beach 39 km · Huntington Beach 47 km · The Wedge (Newport Beach) 61 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Manhattan Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.