Abalone Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Abalone Cove

Abalone Cove in LA County is a sheltered reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. There is a left breaking reef. Best around mid tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks and locals.

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Overall Abalone Cove Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Abalone Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bee Hives	1 mi
Second closest break	Japs Cove	2 mi
Third closest break	Royal Palms State Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Wallys	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Indicator	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Abalone Cove:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	39 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	88 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	91 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	105 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	112 mi
Tide stations nearest to Abalone Cove:
Closest tide station	Cabrillo Beach, California	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Los Angeles (outer harbor), California	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, California	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Los Angeles, California	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California	7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Abalone Cove:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	50 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	59 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	60 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	84 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	92 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Abalone Cove:
Closest city location	Rancho Palos Verdes (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rolling Hills (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Rolling Hills Estates (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Palos Verdes Estates (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lomita (United States)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Abalone Cove is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Abalone Cove is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Abalone Cove and is 51 km (32 miles) away.