El Porto Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-5FT
Chest to head
Swell
Wind
3KTSESE
4kts gusts, Offshore
Tide
Temperature
72°F
1mm wetsuit
South Los Angeles Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Mainly SPAC swell, NW windswell in the South Bay as Fausto swell passes by. Light AM winds.
Dawn-10am: Surf from Fausto moves into the bight, but the strongest swell will be too S for good size across the South Bay. NW windswell is up a peg, though, and there's fun SPAC swell lingering. That sets up a playful blend for the morning's mid to higher tide in the waist-shoulder high range, standouts head-high. A touch of S swell from Fausto blends in but it'll show best elsewhere. Clean AM window, better than Wed.
Afternoon Outlook: Breezy onshore lump returns for the back half of the day.
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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