Ballona Creek and Jetty surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ballona Creek and Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballona Creek and Jetty sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballona Creek and Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Ballona Creek and Jetty at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Ballona Creek and Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.7
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)7777171377881616151515151514141414148888888899998881191099101010101088888147777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2372181911672001221432793142541721721471641621591571491511561381692962153183052922892267071262707655459344295281253462747575347287254209214175205264206178150135727612615514911361
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscrossonononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
1.81
3:42PM
1.69
2:25AM
1.63
4:22PM
1.83
3:58AM
1.49
5:03PM
1.99
5:37AM
1.42
5:46PM
2.15
7:04AM
1.43
6:30PM
2.30
8:16AM
1.47
7:16PM
2.42
9:17AM
1.52
8:04PM
2.51
10:10AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.48
9:09PM
1.19
9:18AM
0.59
10:41PM
1.00
10:06AM
0.72
11:56PM
0.75
10:57AM
0.84
12:58AM
0.48
11:50AM
0.94
1:52AM
0.23
12:44PM
1.02
2:43AM
0.04
1:38PM
1.06
3:32AM
-0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43-
Sunset------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
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Rain (mm)
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