Palisades Beach

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

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (220°)

Best swell

S to SW (187°–217°) or SW to W (231°–261°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to SW (187.5° to 217°); SW to W (231° to 265.5°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

NOAA station 9410840

Wave buoy

Topanga Nearshore, CA (103) · 6 km away

Cams

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