El Porto Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT+
Waist to shoulder
Swell
Wind
2KTSS
2kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
72°F
1mm wetsuit
South Los Angeles Forecast
Schaler Perry •Today
Clean start, new long period SW swell on the rise. Still some leftover tropical swell in the mix.
Dawn to 10am: New long-period SW Southern Hemi swell is flexing on the local buoys this morning as leftover tropical swell mixes in. Many spots running waist-chest high, as better exposures Manhattan North are shoulder-head high+. Lully on the SW sets but potent when they show. Still enough NW windswell in the mix for occ. corners. Light morning winds.
Afternoon Outlook: Light to low-end moderate WSW wind in the afternoon. Some texture but not bad for an afternoon in the South Bay.
El Porto Surf Forecast
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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