Cabrillo Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Cabrillo Point

Cabrillo Point in LA County is a sheltered point break that does not work very often. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks, locals and pollution.

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Overall Cabrillo Point 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 Cabrillo Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	TCs	2 mi
Second closest break	Japs Cove	3 mi
Third closest break	Royal Palms State Beach	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Abalone Cove	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Bee Hives	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cabrillo Point:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	45 mi
Second closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	85 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	97 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	111 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	114 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cabrillo Point:
Closest tide station	Cabrillo Beach, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Los Angeles (outer harbor), California	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Los Angeles, California	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, California	3 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Long Beach, Terminal Island, California	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cabrillo Point:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	48 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	57 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	58 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	80 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	88 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cabrillo Point:
Closest city location	Rolling Hills (United States)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Long Beach (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Lomita (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Palos Verdes (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rolling Hills Estates (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cabrillo Point is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cabrillo Point is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away.
• Third is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is 39 km (24 miles) away.
• Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Cabrillo Point and is 42 km (26 miles) away.