Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Los Angeles County, USA)
Ballona Creek and Jetty Spot ID
Type: beach/Jetty
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell WSW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 15.3 °C
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| 8PM | 11PM | 2AM | 5AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
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off | off |
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Ballona Creek and Jetty in LA County is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of pollution, rocks, locals, rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Marina del Rey, 3 km from Ballona Creek and Jetty.
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Ballona Creek and Jetty Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Playa Del Rey, 2 km from Ballona Creek and Jetty.
| wind obs. (6 kph from 254 degs) was rejected km/h |  dry | Air temperature 17 °C |
Current weather near Ballona Creek and Jetty
Buoy Data:
At Santa Monica Bay, CA, 12 miles from Ballona Creek and Jetty.
| 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Overall Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Wind stats for Ballona Creek and Jetty: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - LA County surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Ballona Creek and Jetty
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
- Closest wave buoy12 mi
- Second closest wave buoy23 mi
- Third closest wave buoy24 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy30 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy36 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ballona Creek and Jetty:
- Closest tide stationMarina del Rey2 mi
- Second closest tide stationEl Segundo, Santa Monica Bay3 mi
- Third closest tide stationSanta Monica4 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationManhattan Beach6 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationKing Harbor, Santa Monica Bay8 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away.
- Third is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA is 32 km (20 miles) away.
- John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Ballona Creek and Jetty and is 63 km (39 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Ballona Creek and Jetty, CAL - LA County. Use the tab navigation above to view Ballona Creek and Jetty sea temperature, Ballona Creek and Jetty photographs, Ballona Creek and Jetty detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Ballona Creek and Jetty webcams, current wind from CAL - LA County live weather stations and Ballona Creek and Jetty tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Ballona Creek and Jetty.
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