Sunset Boulevard Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – Los Angeles County, USA)
Photo credit: Liviu Chirila
Surf Break: Sunset Boulevard
| Name: | Sunset Boulevard |
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| Type: | point |
| Reliability: | consistent |
| Best Swell: W | Offshore Wind: N |
Sunset Boulevard in LA County is an exposed point break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks, locals, rips.
Overall Sunset Boulevard 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 Sunset Boulevard surf quality by season and Sunset Boulevard 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 Sunset Boulevard
Visitor Reviews of Sunset Boulevard |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sunset Boulevard:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Santa Monica Jetties | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Sunset 2 | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Chart House Rights | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Topanga Point | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Will Rogers | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Sunset Boulevard: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Santa Monica Basin Buoy | 35 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | East Santa Barbara Buoy | 75 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | South Santa Rosa Island Buoy | 98 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Santa Barbara Buoy | 110 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | San Clemente Basin Buoy | 111 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Sunset Boulevard: |
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| Closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub) | 4 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Santa Monica, California | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2) | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California | 11 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Sunset Boulevard: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Baldy (United States) | 50 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Mountain High resort (United States) | 55 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Sunrise Ski Area (United States) | 55 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Snow Valley (United States) | 88 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Snow Summit (United States) | 96 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Sunset Boulevard: |
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| Closest city location | Las Flores (United States) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Santa Monica (United States) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Santa Monica Municipal Airport (United States) | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Malibu Beach (United States) | 7 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Marina del Rey (United States) | 7 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Sunset Boulevard is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Sunset Boulevard is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 45 km (28 miles) away.
- Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Sunset Boulevard and is 53 km (33 miles) away.
