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· After dark · current model. El Porto is forecast at 2–3 ft: Good for a longboard, Fair for a shortboard, with 6 mph offshore wind.

El Porto

Beach · blend

After dark · current model

6–9 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Good, shortboard Fair

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 14s from SW

Wind from ENE at 6 mph, gusts 12, light offshore
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Mid tide
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:26 AM–1:50 PM
SWELL
W–WNW (270–295°)
OFFSHORE
ENE
BOARD
Both
  • Powerful sandbar A-frame that holds big winter swell.
  • Palos Verdes trims S–SW swell; W–NW is best.

Live buoy Santa Monica Bay

12.9 MI · OFFSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 215°
WATER
74°

Observed 5:00 AM · 1 hr old

7-day surf

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LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 6 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Good LB / Fair SB

6 mph, gusts 12, offshore · 3.7 ft rising

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 14s from SW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore0.1 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy1.8 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair6 mph, gusts 12, offshore3.7 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair6 mph, gusts 10, offshore3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 14, onshore3.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 12, onshore4.6 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore4.9 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 6, onshore2.2 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph cross0.0 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph cross-onshore1.1 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy3.8 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph, gusts 5, glassy3.9 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, onshore2.5 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 15, onshore3.6 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 23, onshore5.3 ft and rising
Mon 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph cross-onshore3.5 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph onshore0.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph onshore0.6 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy3.8 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor4 mph cross-offshore4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph onshore2.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph onshore2.5 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph onshore5.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph onshore4.5 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph onshore0.9 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore0.2 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph onshore3.5 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy4.9 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph onshore2.3 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph onshore1.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph onshore4.3 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph onshore5.1 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph onshore1.8 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.2 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph onshore3.2 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph onshore5.4 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph onshore2.8 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph onshore3.2 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours7 mph onshore5.3 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore2.7 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph onshore0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph onshore2.9 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph onshore5.7 ft and rising
Fri 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph onshore3.4 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor12 mph onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph onshore2.0 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours8 mph onshore4.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours6 mph onshore3.4 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph onshore0.8 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Fair–Good1 mph, gusts 3, glassy2.7 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph onshore5.7 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph onshore4.1 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph onshore0.4 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable8 mph, gusts 9, onshore1.0 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours7 mph cross-onshore4.2 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:26 AM–1:50 PM

GOOD 1.5–4.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.1′H 5.1′NOW
High 6:57 AMLow 11:07 AMHigh 5:00 PM

El Segundo · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 6 AM

New SSW swell fills in Friday night.

Details

New SSW swell (15s) fills in Friday night.

Primary1.5 ft · 12s
SW214°
Secondary0.9 ft · 10s
SSE158°

Nearshore model anchored to the Santa Monica Bay buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A beach break for longboards at 1.5–3.5 ft and shortboards at 3–7 ft. Best on W to WNW swell with ENE wind, mid tide. Powerful sandbar A-frame that holds big winter swell. Palos Verdes trims S–SW swell; W–NW is best.

Break
Beach
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
W–WNW (270°–295°)
Best tide
Mid tide

Spot research: Mondo Surf, Surf-Forecast and SurferToday.

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