Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 2-5 ft, chest to shoulder. Wind 11 kt W, cross-onshore, at Santa Monica Pier. Next tide high 6.1 ft at 9:52 AM. Water 73°F.
Los Angeles is 2-5 ft, chest to shoulder. Wind 11 kt W, cross-onshore, at Santa Monica Pier. Next tide high 6.1 ft at 9:52 AM. Water 73°F.6:10 AM auto summary
400 m to 1 km grid. CDIP model.
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Los Angeles 3-7 ft, Fair.
Written at 6:00 AM from live data.
Los Angeles is 2-5 ft, chest to shoulder. Wind 11 kt W, cross-onshore, at Santa Monica Pier. Next tide high 6.1 ft at 9:52 AM. Water 73°F.
Seven days by region. Tap a day for detail.
| Dawn | Morning | Midday | Afternoon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Past | Past | Sun afternoon: Los Angeles 3-7 ft, Fair, SW 9 kt onshore. | |
Sunday, Los AngelesLoading the Los Angeles forecast. | ||||
| Mon dawn: Los Angeles 3-6 ft, Good, NNW 2 kt glassy. | Mon morning: Los Angeles 3-6 ft, Fair, SW 6 kt onshore. | Mon midday: Los Angeles 3-6 ft, Fair, SW 9 kt onshore. | Mon afternoon: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Fair, W 8 kt cross-onshore. | |
| Tue dawn: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Good, NE 4 kt offshore. | Tue morning: Los Angeles 2-7 ft, Good, SSW 2 kt glassy. | Tue midday: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Fair, WSW 8 kt onshore. | Tue afternoon: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Poor, WSW 10 kt onshore. | |
| Wed dawn: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Good, NNE 5 kt offshore. | Wed morning: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Good, SE 2 kt glassy. | Wed midday: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Poor to Fair, SW 8 kt onshore. | Wed afternoon: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Poor to Fair, SW 6 kt onshore. | |
| Thu dawn: Los Angeles 2-6 ft, Fair to Good, N 6 kt offshore. | Thu morning: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, S 1 kt glassy. | Thu midday: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, WSW 3 kt glassy. | Thu afternoon: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, N 5 kt offshore. | |
| Fri dawn: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, N 9 kt offshore. | Fri morning: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, NNE 6 kt offshore. | Fri midday: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, NNW 1 kt glassy. | Fri afternoon: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, WNW 3 kt glassy. | |
| Sat dawn: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, NNE 5 kt offshore. | Sat morning: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair to Good, NE 3 kt glassy. | Sat midday: Los Angeles 2-5 ft, Fair, SW 5 kt onshore. | No estimate | |
Offshore swell only. Size at the beach depends on the region.
Tide for the next three days, by region.
Observed at Santa Monica Pier, then the forecast.
Onshore by midday
Santa Monica Pier. Forecast: blend of HRRR, NBM, ECMWF, GEM, GFS.
How much of an offshore swell reaches this coast, by direction.
Bar: median. Tick: the most exposed 10% of the coast.
Wide open from S to WSW (180 to 255). Malibu and County Line favor S to SSW. The South Bay favors SSW to WSW and is shadowed from due S by Palos Verdes. NW is fully blocked.
Four offshore buoys for Los Angeles. Swell shows up here first.
South of the islands. First read on south swell for Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles.
No reading
InformsSanta BarbaraVenturaLos Angeles
Outer Bight, open to every direction. Early read for Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego.
At the beach: Ventura about 3-7 ft, Los Angeles about 3-7 ft, Orange County about 3-7 ft, San Diego about 3-7 ft. Most of the northwest energy is blocked.
InformsVenturaLos AngelesOrange CountySan Diego
Reaches Ventura in about 3.5 hReaches Los Angeles in about 4 hReaches Orange County in about 5 hReaches San Diego in about 6.5 h
Middle of Santa Monica Bay. What is reaching Los Angeles beaches.
At the beach: Los Angeles about 3-7 ft.
InformsLos Angeles
Reaches Los Angeles in about 0.5 h
Off Palos Verdes. South Bay and north Orange County.
At the beach: Los Angeles about 3-7 ft, Orange County about 3-7 ft.
InformsLos AngelesOrange County
Reaches Los Angeles in about 1 hReaches Orange County in about 1 h
Dashed: windswell
All buoy dataSwell alerts and notes for Los Angeles.
Answers from the latest data.
3-7 ft, overhead, rated Fair, as of 5:35 PM.
8 kt W, gusting 10 kt, onshore.
Tomorrow at 4:02 AM, 1.8 ft, at Santa Monica. High tide follows tomorrow at 10:17 AM, 6.0 ft.
73°F at Santa Monica Pier as of 5:18 PM.
Trunks or springsuit, with the water at 73°F.