Current Conditions

MY OCEAN DATA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Santa Monica, CA

Current conditions at Santa Monica feature warm 70°F air, warm 72°F water, 3 mph SSE wind.

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Air Temperature
70°
Current coastal air temperature
Water Temperature
72°
Nearby NOAA buoy observation
Wave Height
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Significant wave height
Swell Period
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Dominant wave period
Swell Direction
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Mean wave direction
Wind
3 mph SSE
Current coastal wind
Weather
Clear
National Weather Service
Conditions Rating
No Data
My Ocean Data rating

About Santa Monica, California

County
Los Angeles County
Coastal Region
Santa Monica Bay
Coastal Setting
A broad sandy urban beach inside Santa Monica Bay

Santa Monica sits inside the broad curve of Santa Monica Bay. The shoreline is sandy and west-facing, but the surrounding bay geometry can moderate or redirect some incoming swell compared with more exposed headlands and open-coast beaches.

Seasonal pattern: Water is typically warmest in late summer and early fall, while winter brings cooler water and more frequent west-to-northwest swell.

Current ocean conditions for Santa Monica

This page presents current coastal weather and ocean conditions for Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California. Weather and wind observations are supplied by the National Weather Service. Wave height, swell period, swell direction and water temperature are obtained from nearby NOAA National Data Buoy Center stations. Offshore observations may differ from conditions directly at the beach.

Data sources: NOAA National Data Buoy Center  •  National Weather Service