CDIP Station 213 (Santa Monica Bay) | Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Current Surf: Knee to waist high (1-2 ft+). Occasional chest-high sets at peak tide transitions along the north end jetty and central beachbreaks. Clean, modest break shape early with soft, slow-moving corners along the sandbars.
Conditions: Mostly clear to partly cloudy.
Current Temp: 65°F.
Today's High: 78°F.
Wind Trend: Light offshores/variable early (3-5 mph NE) becoming light WSW/SW sideshore/onshore breeze around midday (7-10 mph), easing in the evening.
Low Tide: 4:41 AM (1.7 ft)
High Tide: 11:18 AM (6.1 ft)
Low Tide: 6:06 PM (0.1 ft)
Primary Swell: Short-period West/West-Northwest swell 2.8 ft at 6-7 seconds from 265°.
Secondary Swell: Long-period South-Southeast/South swell 1.7 ft at 13 seconds from 155°-170°.
Surf Trend: Waves remain in the knee-to-waist high range through the afternoon, becoming textured as afternoon onshore winds pick up. Tomorrow holding steady with background long-period SSW energy and minor WNW windswell, offering knee to waist-plus peaks.
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | NE (Offshore) | 3 mph |
| 7:00 AM | SE (Glassy/Variable) | 1 mph |
| 8:00 AM | SSE (Glassy/Variable) | 1 mph |
| 9:00 AM | SSW (Light Sideshore) | 4 mph |
| 10:00 AM | SW (Onshore) | 7 mph |
| 11:00 AM | SW (Onshore) | 6 mph |
| 12:00 PM | SW (Onshore) | 6 mph |
| 1:00 PM | SW (Onshore) | 8 mph |
| 2:00 PM | SW (Onshore) | 9 mph |
| 3:00 PM | WSW (Onshore) | 12 mph |
| 4:00 PM | WSW (Onshore) | 11 mph |
| 5:00 PM | WSW (Easing Onshore) | 8 mph |
First light: 6:23 AM
Sunrise: 6:48 AM
Sunset: 6:42 PM
Total darkness: 7:07 PM