Finding the pulse of the reef...
Next 12 hours
Partly cloudy now, clear moving in around 5 AM.
Conditions
Visibility, water, current, and wind. The in-water read.
Visibility
Decent
Calm wind · Recent / incoming rain
Water
73°
2–3 mm
Current
0.2 kt
slack
Surge
13.8s
low surge
Wind
0 mph
cross SE
Visibility is an estimate — wind, rain, tide & water alerts.
The spot
The things that stay true when the weather changes.
Swami's, CA is for experienced water people. Conditions here punish inexperience.
A right point break that wants a west to northwest swell at low to medium tide, with calm wind or wind out of the east. It holds surf from waist high to double overhead and bigger, and is best from November through March.
Free lot at Swami's Seaside Park, 1298 South Coast Highway 101. When it fills, the overflow is roadside parking on the highway outside the entrance.
Checked 2026-08-26. Sources: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Beaches, Surfline.
Tides & Sky
When the water moves, and how bright the night.
Calmest water was
4:06 PM – 6:06 PM
Low slack · Low evening sun · Least current
That window has passed — the water settles again at the next slack tide.
High
10:33 AM
5.718ft
Low
5:06 PM
0.005ft
Waxing Crescent
7%
Daylight: 11h 28m · UV 5 Moderate
Life
The reef keeps its own calendar.
No recent observations
Green Heron · Great Egret · Snowy Egret · Willet · Yellow-crowned Night Heron +6 more
Regulations
Take only what the season allows.
We've only loaded detailed seasons & limits for South Florida so far. For California, check the official source before you fish:
California saltwater regulationsOfficial source: CDFW· opens the agency site
Not perfect, but the reef is calling.
Snorkel: decent viz, cool 73 F water, 5-5 ft waves, 0 mph cross wind.
Best window was: 4:06 PM–6:06 PM · Low slack · Low evening sun · Least current
This week
snorkel & freedive readBest day this week: Sunday, 7 AM–3 PM. Still an early read.