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Manhattan Beach · beach break
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Powerful, punchy beach break at the north end of Manhattan Beach -- a local favorite.
Waist-high, whitecaps pushing through — surfable for intermediates.
🌅 Best window today: 8:00 PM-5:00 AM — light wind, ~8 mph
📈 Building toward the biggest swell tonight (~5-7 ft), up from today's ~4-6 ft.
⚠ Active advisories
Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued September 28 at 10:04AM PDT until September 29 at 12:00AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Swell
3.9 ft
@ 13s · 73.8°F water
Buoy: Santa Monica Bay, CA (028)
Tide
- Low 4:24 AM (1.1 ft)
- High 10:39 AM (5.9 ft)
- Low 5:22 PM (0.0 ft)
- High 11:32 PM (4.2 ft)
Station: El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay
Weather
77°F
Sunny
Wind 15 mph WSW
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