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Somoa Beach

California · United States

IntermediateBeach break40.822, -124.191

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Somoa Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.8°C (55°F) on average

Jan

11°C

51.8°F · 9.2–13.1°C

Feb

10.5°C

50.9°F · 8.6–12.8°C

Mar

10.6°C

51.1°F · 8.8–12.3°C

Apr

10.8°C

51.4°F · 9.1–13°C

May

11.3°C

52.3°F · 9.5–13.7°C

Jun

11.8°C

53.2°F · 9.6–13.5°C

Jul

12.7°C

54.9°F · 10.3–16.3°C

Aug

12.8°C

55°F · 10.6–15.5°C

Sep

12.8°C

55°F · 9.5–16.3°C

Oct

11.8°C

53.2°F · 9–15°C

Nov

12°C

53.6°F · 9.9–14.4°C

Dec

11.3°C

52.3°F · 8.7–15.3°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.

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