Thursday, September 17, 2026 | Local Time: 02:51 AM PDT | Primary Buoy: CDIP 076 (Diablo Canyon) / Santa Monica Bay Ref
Main Point Peak: Knee to waist high (1–3 ft) on sets. Clean early morning shape with long, fun right-hand peelers wrapping along the cobble point.
Beach Break / Inside Sections: Knee high with occasional waist high sets. Mostly soft and sluggish over the higher tide, lining up better as the water drops toward mid-day.
Conditions: Patchy marine fog and overcast early, clearing to afternoon sunshine.
Temperature: Current 61°F | Today's High 73°F
Wind Trend: Calm to light NE/E offshore drift at 2–5 mph at dawn, shifting to light light onshore WNW around mid-day (6–10 mph), increasing slightly to 10–14 mph late afternoon.
High Tide: 11:42 AM PDT (5.4 ft)
Low Tide: 05:28 AM PDT (0.7 ft) | 06:18 PM PDT (0.4 ft)
High Tide: 11:58 PM PDT (4.2 ft)
Primary Swell: WNW 3.0 ft at 8–9 seconds from 290°–295°
Secondary Swell: SSW 2.0 ft at 17–18 seconds from 195°–200°
Surf Trend: Holding waist-high background energy through today with long-period SSW energy giving occasional chest-high sets to focal points. Tomorrow (Friday) will see a minor reinforcement of WNW wind swell mixed with steady long-period southern hemisphere swell, keeping waves in the knee-to-waist high range with offshore morning winds.
HRRR Run: 09Z | Spot: County Line Coastal Zone
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 03:00 AM | NE (Offshore) | 3 mph |
| 04:00 AM | ENE (Offshore) | 3 mph |
| 05:00 AM | E (Offshore) | 4 mph |
| 06:00 AM | E (Offshore) | 4 mph |
| 07:00 AM | ESE (Glassy/Offshore) | 3 mph |
| 08:00 AM | SE (Glassy) | 2 mph |
| 09:00 AM | S (Light Light Onshore) | 4 mph |
| 10:00 AM | SW (Sideshore) | 5 mph |
| 11:00 AM | WSW (Onshore) | 7 mph |
| 12:00 PM | W (Onshore) | 9 mph |
| 01:00 PM | WNW (Sideshore/Onshore) | 11 mph |
| 02:00 PM | WNW (Sideshore/Onshore) | 12 mph |
First Light: 06:12 AM PDT
Sunrise: 06:37 AM PDT
Sunset: 06:58 PM PDT
Total Darkness: 07:23 PM PDT