Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Los Angeles County, USA)

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Surf Break: Ballona Creek and Jetty

Ballona Creek and Jetty Spot ID:

Type: beach/Jetty

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell WSW | Wind NE

Sea Temperature Today is: 16.9 °C

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Monday, 20 May 2013, 21:57 Local time

m, °C	Sun		Mon
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	glass	cross- off

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Ballona Creek and Jetty in LA County is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of pollution, rocks, locals, rips.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California, 5 miles from Ballona Creek and Jetty.

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Ballona Creek and Jetty Tide Times and Tide Chart

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At BUOY-ICAC1, 7 km from Ballona Creek and Jetty.

light winds from the W

km/h

Air temperature
18.2 °C

Current weather near Ballona Creek and Jetty

Buoy Data:

At Santa Monica Basin Buoy, 38 miles from Ballona Creek and Jetty.

	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	16	16	16	16

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Overall Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Also see Ballona Creek and Jetty surf quality by season and Ballona Creek and Jetty surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ballona Creek and Jetty: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Gillis	1 mi
Second closest break	Toes Over	1 mi
Third closest break	D and W	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Dockweiler Beach	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Venice Breakwater	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	38 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	82 mi
Third closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	103 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	104 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	117 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
Closest tide station	El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Monica	4 mi
Third closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay	8 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Long Beach, Inner Harbor	19 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	47 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	53 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	53 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	83 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
Closest city location	Inglewood (United States)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Santa Monica (United States)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Culver City (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Manhattan Beach (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hawthorne (United States)	6 mi

The closest passenger airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away.
Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.
Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 32 km (20 miles) away.
John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty and is 63 km (39 miles) away.

Ballona Creek and Jetty break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Ballona Creek and Jetty, CAL - LA County. Use the tab navigation above to view Ballona Creek and Jetty sea temperature, Ballona Creek and Jetty photographs, Ballona Creek and Jetty detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Ballona Creek and Jetty webcams, current wind from CAL - LA County live weather stations and Ballona Creek and Jetty tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Ballona Creek and Jetty.

Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(California – Los Angeles County, USA)

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Overall Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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