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Surf Break: El Porto Beach

El Porto is a beach break with consistent surf mostly year-round but best swells arrive in winter when it can hold waves up to double-overhead. The best swell directions are from the NW to WNW, and combination with some Southern Hemisphere swell provides the best shape. Porto gets closed out if the swell is too one directional. SW swells get mostly blocked by Palos Verdes Peninsula and the southern Channel Islands. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include Pollution.

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Overall El Porto Beach 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 El Porto Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hammerland	0 mi
Second closest break	El Segundo Beach Jetty	1 mi
Third closest break	New Jetty	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Manhattan Beach and Pier	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Pipe	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to El Porto Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	38 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	85 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	101 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	103 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	119 mi
Tide stations nearest to El Porto Beach:
Closest tide station	El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2)	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California	8 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub)	8 mi
Ski Resorts closest to El Porto Beach:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	46 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	53 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	54 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 El Porto Beach:
Closest city location	El Segundo (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Manhattan Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Del Aire (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hermosa Beach (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hawthorne (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to El Porto Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to El Porto Beach is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 33 km (20 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to El Porto Beach and is 58 km (36 miles) away.