El Porto Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

4-5FT

Chest to head

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.4FT17s
SSW211º
2.6FT6s
W263º
0.9FT12s
SSW211º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSSSE

3kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
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Tide

2.9FT

Temperature

75°F

spotName Wind & Weather
72ºF

1mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

South Los Angeles Forecast

Matt Kibby

Today

Fresh SW/SSW swell picks up through the day, enough NW windswell for an occ. corner. Clean start.

Dawn to 10am: Size holds for South Bay summer exposures as fresh SW/SSW swell from the SPAC picks up. Not as west, so we'll start to see the typical standouts with considerably more size. Just enough NW windswell energy to keep the beachbreaks in play but the structured spots are best. Chest+ north of Hermosa, spots to the south waist-stomach high. Light/variable wind and clean early.

Afternoon Outlook: Light to low-end moderate W wind builds for the afternoon.

Check out Signals for a twice weekly (Mon and Thu nights) East Pacific tropics outlook.

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El Porto Surf Guide

Despite its many personalities, El Porto is not particularly known for outstanding wave quality. It is, however, a NW swell magnet and it's almost always bigger than any other spot in the South Bay during the winter months. The trick is to find the zone with the "holes," as the locals call them, referring to breaks in the relentless closeouts up and down the beach. With spring sandbars and/or a crossed-up swell, El Porto can get really good, and really crowded. In years past, the area has taken... Read more