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Surf Break: Lunada Bay

Lunada Bay in LA County is a fairly exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west northwest. A reef breaks right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Take care of rips, rocks and locals.

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Overall Lunada Bay 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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Also see Lunada Bay surf quality by season and Lunada Bay surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to California - Los Angeles County surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Lunada Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lunada Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Indicator	1 mi
Second closest break	Pipes Turbos	1 mi
Third closest break	Wallys	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Exiles	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lunada Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	37 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	88 mi
Third closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	91 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	103 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	112 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lunada Bay:
Closest tide station	King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Los Angeles (outer harbor), California	9 mi
Third closest tide station	Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, California	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Los Angeles, California	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cabrillo Beach, California	10 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lunada Bay:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	51 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	60 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	60 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	86 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	94 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lunada Bay:
Closest city location	Palos Verdes Estates (United States)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Rancho Palos Verdes (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Rolling Hills Estates (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rolling Hills (United States)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Redondo Beach (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lunada Bay is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lunada Bay is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 19 km (12 miles) away.
• Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.
• Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 48 km (30 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Lunada Bay and is 53 km (33 miles) away.