El Porto Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-5FT
Waist to head
Swell
Wind
8KTSSW
9kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
72°F
1mm wetsuit
South Los Angeles Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Breezy conditions keep the surf chewed up into the evening. Decent size if you can find a corner.
Afternoon Outlook: SW Southern Hemi holds, old SSW tropical swell fades, a little nudge in NW windswell joins in. Shape is largely walled outside of the spots with structure. Summer exposures are waist-chest high. Fresh SSE/S tropical swell mainly passing by today. Breezy onshore wind make for poor surf quality throguh the back half of the day. It's rideable, but keep those expectations low.
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