Surf Forecast Surf Report

Ballona Creek and Jetty surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 23 Apr 2025 PDT
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Ballona Creek and Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballona Creek and Jetty sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ballona Creek and Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Ballona Creek and Jetty at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Ballona Creek and Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)181515151616161616161617151515151515152020161616181818181818181716161620201616181818181818171716161616161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)178146148204220261326326226226226255142191191193193196199216216162164164178246356326246176176317298295295298276229203604422418418418307404367443437437432341337333333253246231225222
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.84
7:27PM
1.89
7:08AM
1.88
7:52PM
2.08
8:04AM
1.90
8:21PM
2.26
8:59AM
1.87
8:53PM
2.41
9:54AM
1.81
9:29PM
2.50
10:51AM
1.71
10:08PM
2.51
11:52AM
1.60
10:50PM
2.45
1:03PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.41
1:19AM
0.82
1:26PM
0.43
2:06AM
0.54
2:01PM
0.50
2:53AM
0.29
2:37PM
0.61
3:40AM
0.10
3:13PM
0.74
4:29AM
-0.01
3:50PM
0.88
5:22AM
-0.03
4:29PM
1.02
6:18AM
0.04
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Sunrise6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05---
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-------7:34-------7:35-------7:36
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Rain (mm)
------------------------23----------------------------------
Temp. °C131314141313131314151616151413121314141514131313121414151413121212141515151414131416161616151514151818171716151515181817
Feels °C (?)1211111111121211111313131312121111111010101011108111010101091011111110121313121314131213141513141616151615141514161615
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