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Surf Break: Topanga Point

Topanga Point in LA County is an exposed point break that has very consistent surf and works all around 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 mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks and pollution.

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Overall Topanga 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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Also see Topanga Point surf quality by season and Topanga Point 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 Topanga Point

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Topanga Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Chart House Rights	1 mi
Second closest break	Big Rock	1 mi
Third closest break	Sunset 2	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sunset Boulevard	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Santa Monica Jetties	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Topanga Point:
Closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	34 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	73 mi
Third closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	96 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	109 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	111 mi
Tide stations nearest to Topanga Point:
Closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (sub)	6 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Monica, California	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Monica, Municipal Pier, California (2)	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Topanga Point:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	52 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	57 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	57 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	89 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	98 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Topanga Point:
Closest city location	Las Flores (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Malibu Beach (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Santa Monica (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santa Monica Municipal Airport (United States)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Calabasas (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Topanga Point is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Topanga Point is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away.
• Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 47 km (29 miles) away.
• Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Topanga Point and is 50 km (31 miles) away.