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Santa Monica State Beach

TAR/OIL 10.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
10.0 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Offshore swell –
Wind
4.9 kt
offshore Β· NE
Tide ft MLLW
H 4:07 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 5.0 Β· 4:07 PM
Temps
– Water
64.2Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 10.0

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” San Pedro46222 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
64.2Β°Fsunny4.9 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:30 AM Β· Sunset 7:14 PM
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TodayUV 4 ModerateSunrise 6:30 AMSunset 7:14 PMMoonrise 12:13 AMMoonset 3:37 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 10:48 AM copr_val Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 18, 9:07 AM eastbeach_ellie Wrack line Clean None Balls – – None – B
Jul 17, 9:23 AM anon Wrack line Sheen Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 15, 2:04 PM anon Wrack line Black line None Balls – – – – B
Jul 15, 7:38 AM anon Dry sand Sheen None Balls – – None – C
Jul 14, 5:20 PM campuspt_cam Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Hard Sheen – A
Jul 14, 12:20 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – Sheen – C
Jul 14, 6:19 AM butterfly_bea Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 13, 2:37 PM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 12, 7:19 AM sandsbeach_sam Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm – – C
Jul 11, 6:19 PM anon Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – B
Jul 11, 8:29 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm None – B
Jul 10, 6:51 AM leadbetter_lee Dry sand Black line None Balls – – – – A
Jul 9, 4:12 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Sheen – A
Jul 8, 3:27 PM anon Dry sand Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 7, 9:28 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 6, 11:44 AM anon Waterline Clean None Balls – – None – A
Jul 6, 10:37 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls – Firm None – A
Jul 6, 8:23 AM carp_surfer Wrack line Clean None Balls – – – – C
Jul 5, 5:29 PM oceanwatch_ok Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Film – – None – B

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46222 just now
Wave ht 3.9ft
Period 15s
Water temp 70.9Β°F
Station 46222 on NDBC →

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Aug 13, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE MARINA DEL REY HARBOR. 5.5 km β€”
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Sep 25, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ON THE WATERS OF THE MARINA DEL RAY. 5.3 km β€”
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