Haggerty's and Malaga Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Haggerty's and Malaga Cove

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.

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Overall Haggerty's and Malaga 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 Haggerty's and Malaga Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Haggarty's	0 mi
Second closest break	Rat Shit	0 mi
Third closest break	Exiles	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Torrance Beach/Burn Out	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	38 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	88 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	93 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	104 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	115 mi
Tide stations nearest to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove:
Closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California	3 mi
Second closest tide station	El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California	8 mi
Third closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, California	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Los Angeles (outer harbor), California	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Los Angeles, California	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove:
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)	83 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove:
Closest city location	Palos Verdes Estates (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rolling Hills Estates (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Redondo Beach (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hermosa Beach (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rancho Palos Verdes (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 44 km (27 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Haggerty's and Malaga Cove and is 51 km (32 miles) away.