Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 PDT
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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
15.6° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.3
W
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.1
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)100931019099999514818418414513712120720720720420064988721142251702346258207189187152143178209180126130169226171229232177216216149121121144209276178202261111104147229229147146166
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
0
WSW
5
NE
5
SSE
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassglasscross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
onononglassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
1.45
12:33AM
2.14
4:10PM
1.48
1:42AM
1.96
5:26PM
1.57
3:10AM
1.80
6:12PM
1.67
4:39AM
1.71
6:44PM
1.77
5:53AM
1.67
7:10PM
1.86
6:52AM
1.66
7:32PM
1.95
7:41AM
1.64
7:53PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.28
8:32AM
0.27
7:29PM
1.38
9:46AM
0.36
9:37PM
1.38
10:52AM
0.43
11:21PM
1.25
11:45AM
0.49
12:28AM
1.08
12:26PM
0.56
1:15AM
0.90
1:00PM
0.64
1:54AM
0.74
1:29PM
0.72
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------7:40-------7:40-------7:42--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615141313141616161515151515161617151312131415161515141414141616161514141415151616151414141517181817171615171920212118
Feels °C (?)1413131313131315131514141413141415141111991113121213121212121313131313131314131414141413141516151515171615181818182017
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