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Haggerty's Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

Haggerty's break guidePhoto by: Kent Constable

Haggerty's Surf Guide

Haggerty's and Malaga Cove in LA County is a quite exposed reef and point break that has very consistent waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. There is a left breaking reef and there is a left hand point break too. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Beware of urchins, rocks, locals and pollution.

Haggerty's Spot Info

Type:Rating:
Reef and point3
Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
very consistent
59°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Haggerty's:

The best conditions reported for surf at Haggerty's occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Haggerty's (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Haggerty's with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in January while 16% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 76% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
8%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
16%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
76%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Haggerty's surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Haggerty's is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Haggerty's is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Haggerty's Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 27 April 2025, 09:37 Local Time
Sunday 27
8AM11AM2PM5PM
Wave (ft)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
Period (s) 16 16 16 20
Wind (mph)
5
10
10
10
Wind State cross-
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What does Haggerty's look like?

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Credit: @RedondoSurf Steven FitzmauriceCredit: @RedondoSurf Steven FitzmauriceCredit: @RedondoSurf Steven FitzmauriceCredit: @RedondoSurf Steven FitzmauriceCredit: @RedondoSurf Steven Fitzmaurice

Tides at Haggerty's

Current tide and informaton
For Palos Verdes Estates, 1 miles from Haggerty's.
Next High Water: 09:57am | 6ft
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 03:15pm | 2ft
IS AT (local time)

Haggerty's Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.2 °C) at Haggerty's is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.
Current Temp*: 59°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Haggerty's

Surf stats for Haggerty's, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Average Swell
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Wind History at Haggerty's

Wind stats for Haggerty's, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Haggerty's Reviews:

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Ratings
Based on 5 votes.
  • Overall:3.0
  • Quality on a good day:3.6
  • Consistency of Surf:3.0
  • Difficulty Level:2.8
  • Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
  • Crowds:2.0
  • ...

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Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
Local Longboarder from United States
“If you surf at Porto or Hags don't come here, if you do come here leave your attitude at your car. If you are lazy don't come here. Walk to paddle out 30 mins, swim to line-up 500+ yards every time you catch a wave so fatties stay away.”

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