Elk Fence South Beach

California, United States

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Good

Chest-high (1.4 m) at 5 s, heading toward ESE, with moderate offshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

1.4 m

ESE

5 s

Wind

9 km/h

ENE

Offshore

Tide

1.7 m

Rising

Weather

20 °C

Clear

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1 m · 6 s

ESE

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

1 AM

Good

1.1 m · 6 s

ESE

4 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.9 m

Partly cloudy · 12 °C

2 AM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 12 °C

3 AM

Good

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

4 AM

Good

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

3 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.4 m

Fog · 13 °C

5 AM

Good

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

3 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.6 m

Fog · 14 °C

6 AM

Good

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.7 m

Fog · 14 °C

7 AM

Good

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.8 m

Fog · 14 °C

8 AM

Good

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.8 m

Fog · 14 °C

9 AM

Good

1.5 m · 5 s

ESE

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 15 °C

10 AM

Good

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

6 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

11 AM

Good

1.4 m · 5 s

ESE

9 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.7 m

Clear · 20 °C

12 PM

Good

1.3 m · 5 s

ESE

13 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

1.7 m

Clear · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

1.2 m · 6 s

ESE

16 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 19 °C

2 PM

Poor

1.2 m · 6 s

ESE

18 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Clear · 19 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

ESE

20 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2 m

Clear · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 7 s

ESE

22 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Clear · 18 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

ESE

22 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2.2 m

Clear · 17 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

ESE

21 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Overcast · 16 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 8 s

ESE

18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2 m

Overcast · 15 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 8 s

E

13 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Overcast · 15 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

ESE

11 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Overcast · 14 °C

10 PM

Fair

1 m · 6 s

ESE

10 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Overcast · 13 °C

11 PM

Fair

1.3 m · 6 s

ESE

10 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Overcast · 13 °C

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