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Protected, mellow beach break next to the breakwater -- a popular learning spot.
Knee-to-thigh-high, clean, well-organized — worth the drive for beginners.
🌅 Best window today: 6:00-8:00 AM — light wind, ~5 mph
📈 Today's the peak of the current swell (~3-5 ft) — it eases up after this.
⚠ Active advisories
Coastal Flood Advisory: Coastal Flood Advisory issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until August 1 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Beach Hazards Statement: Beach Hazards Statement issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until July 29 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
High Surf Advisory: High Surf Advisory issued July 27 at 2:27PM PDT until August 1 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Swell
2.6 ft
@ 18s · 73.9°F water
Buoy: Topanga Nearshore, CA (103)
Tide
- Low 3:33 AM (-0.3 ft)
- High 10:08 AM (3.7 ft)
- Low 2:24 PM (2.6 ft)
- High 8:42 PM (6.1 ft)
Station: Santa Monica, Municipal Pier
Weather
69°F
Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog
Wind 5 mph SSE
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