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
6KTSSSW
6kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
65°F
2mm wetsuit
South Los Angeles Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Fun waves off new round of S swell. Early window before tide goes negative looks best.
Dawn-10am: More knee-waist high waves on tap, pushing chest-shoulder for better spots from Manhattan northward. Enough tide first thing for some decent corners, draining quickly for dumpier/clampy surf before recovering late AM into midday.
PM Outlook: You'll have more crumble to deal with if you wait for the midday rebound, but it should still be manageable if you can't hit the early window. Breezier afternoon onshores make for a lumpy back half of the day.
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