Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach is a WSW-facing beach break in California, United States. It picks up swell from SSW to SW and WSW to W and WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 70% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the ENE: light winds or ENE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while WSW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

WSW (250°)

Best swell

WSW to W (238°–271°) or SSW to SW (210°–230°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NNE to ESE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSW to SW (199° to 229.5°); WSW to W (238.5° to 271°); WNW (282.5° to 289.5°)

Offshore wind

ENE

Tide

NOAA station 9410777

Wave buoy

Santa Monica Bay, CA (028) · 21 km away

Cams

4 (1 plays here)