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

3-4FT

Waist to chest

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1.5FT14s
SSW210º
2.4FT6s
W262º
1.1FT18s
SSW209º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

2KTSSE

3kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.1FT

Temperature

65°F

spotName Wind & Weather
62ºF

2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

South Los Angeles Forecast

Matt Kibby

Today

Surf trending solid again as new SSW swell moves in. A little more SE wind expected.

Size picking back up as our next round of SSW swell moves in. Starting off similar to where Wed leaves off, knee-waist with better breaks north of Hermosa zones chest-high. Standouts pulling in some shoulder+ sets. Those bigger ones become more consistent into the afternoon.

Clean AM conditions, just need to try and work around the drained low tide. Early PM window looks decent with manageable SSW/SW wind.

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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