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Santa Monica Pier has solid energy with clean sets lining up from the southwest swell. The west southwest breeze is kicking in at a decent clip, leaving the lineup a bit wind affected and blown out. The tide is dropping near mid-level, which is not ideal and keeps things a bit uneven on this beach break. Overall, it’s a playable session if you’re chasing some punchy waves and don’t mind the wind chop.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2.6 ft southwest swell with solid energy, WSW wind 10 to 15 mph, dropping tide near 3.8 ft, water temp around 71 °F, air temp 77 °F.
Mostly Sunny, 77°F • Wind WSW 10 to 15 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 10/10 reflects modest size and playable swell energy.
Swell Detail: Roughly 2.6 ft with an interval of 15 seconds with Playable energy (~306 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SW (216°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A lower tide score of 4.3/10 suggests marginal conditions, where tide height may limit consistency or wave quality.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around 3.77 ft, sitting above the preferred range for this break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Improving: Tide quality is trending better.
Next Tide: Low at 6:52 PM (1.4 ft)
Wind Score: A wind score of 1.2/10 reflects very strong winds that are blowing out the lineup, leaving rough, choppy conditions and poor surf quality.
Wind Direction & Speed: WSW @ 10 to 15 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality remains consistent through the surf window.
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