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Manhattan Beach
[Updated 14 minutes ago]

Manhattan Beach Swells & Tide


Surf Height

3-4 ft

TIDE 1.5 ft
SWELL1 1.5 ft, 213° @ 18s
SWELL2 1.1 ft, 196° @ 13s
SWELL3 1.1 ft, 219° @ 10s
WINDWAVE 3.1 ft, 276° @ 5s
WIND SW @ 9 mph  
(onshore)

Manhattan Beach Tides

Today's tide chart for Manhattan Beach


low 4:21 AM -0.2'
high 10:36 AM 5.3'
current tide 2:52 PM 1.5'
low 4:31 PM 0.6'
high 10:36 PM 5.5'

Synopsis


A combo of long period swell from the SSW and short period swell from the W are producing surf with most waves in the 1-2+ ft range while set waves reach 3-4 ft, with a dominant period of 18 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending onshore from the SW, averaging 9 mph. As of 2:38 PM wind is moderate+ and onshore from the SW (233) at 9 mph. A higher than average 5.3' high tide at 10:36 AM is now dropping to a 0.6' low at 4:31 PM.

Manhattan Beach Weather



Partly Cloudy
Air 76° F
Water 72° F
Sunrise 6:32 AM
Sunset 7:09 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Manhattan Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


SANTA MONICA BAY, CA (028)

32 min ago

3'   S   13 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' S @ 13.3 sec
(02)
2.62' W @ 5.6 sec

LONG BEACH CHANNEL, CA - 215

32 min ago

3.3'   S   17 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.62' S @ 16.7 sec
(02)
1.97' SSW @ 9.9 sec

SAN PEDRO, CA (092)

32 min ago

2.6'   SSE   14 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' SSE @ 14.3 sec
(02)
2.3' S @ 9.9 sec

SAN PEDRO SOUTH, CA - 213

32 min ago

3'   S   15 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' S @ 15.4 sec
(02)
2.3' SSE @ 9.9 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Manhattan Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 14 minutes ago]

  SW @ 9 mph

  Partly Cloudy

3-4 ft

Water: 72°F

Tide: 1.5'

Synopsis

Monday, September 8, 2025 2:01 PM


MANHATTAN BEACH SURF REPORT:

A combo of long period swell from the SSW and short period swell from the W are producing surf with most waves in the 1-2+ ft range while set waves reach 3-4 ft, with a dominant period of 18 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending onshore from the SW, averaging 9 mph. As of 2:38 PM wind is moderate+ and onshore from the SW (233) at 9 mph. A higher than average 5.3' high tide at 10:36 AM is now dropping to a 0.6' low at 4:31 PM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Manhattan Beach is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for Manhattan Beach


low 4:21 AM -0.2'
high 10:36 AM 5.3'
current tide 2:52 PM 1.5'
low 4:31 PM 0.6'
high 10:36 PM 5.5'

Manhattan Beach Weather



Partly Cloudy
Air 76° F
Water 72° F
Wind
onshore
9 mph
Sunrise 6:32 AM
Sunset 7:09 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Manhattan Beach 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


SANTA MONICA BAY, CA (028)

32 min ago

3'

Sig. Wave Height

S

Mean Direction

13 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' S @ 13 sec
(02)
2.62' W @ 6 sec

LONG BEACH CHANNEL, CA - 215

32 min ago

3.3'

Sig. Wave Height

S

Mean Direction

17 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.62' S @ 17 sec
(02)
1.97' SSW @ 10 sec

SAN PEDRO, CA (092)

32 min ago

2.6'

Sig. Wave Height

SSE

Mean Direction

14 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' SSE @ 14 sec
(02)
2.3' S @ 10 sec

SAN PEDRO SOUTH, CA - 213

32 min ago

3'

Sig. Wave Height

S

Mean Direction

15 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.64' S @ 15 sec
(02)
2.3' SSE @ 10 sec