Coastal weather conditions across Los Angeles County feature classic early summer conditions with an immediate air temperature of 67°F and an afternoon high projected near 72°F. Onshore winds are flowing steadily from the west-southwest at 5 to 10 knots, creating a light chop across open-facing beaches while patchy marine layer fog continues to linger just offshore.
Average wave sizes along the coast are holding stable in the 2 to 3 foot range, offering accessible conditions for regional beachgoers. Today's local tidal movements indicate a brief morning low tide of 0.4 feet at 7:15 AM, which moves up to a high tide peak of 4.5 feet at 1:45 PM, before receding toward a secondary low tide of 1.2 feet at 8:10 PM later this evening.
Data provided by nearby marine buoys indicates a consistent swell profile across the southern California bight. The Santa Monica Bay Buoy 46221 records a primary southern swell originating from the south-southwest at 204 degrees, measuring 2.4 feet with a long dominant period of 14 seconds, paired with a minor west wind swell of 1.5 feet at a brief 5-second interval. Further out, the Santa Monica Basin Buoy 46025 shows a broader significant wave height of 3.3 feet with a dominant period of 15 seconds arriving from the south-southwest at 195 degrees.