Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Forecast

/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.96° N 118.45° W)

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 19 Oct 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 18.3° 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 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (20 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

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	Sun 19		Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	13	13	18	14	14	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	81	102	102	100	74	71	67	93	67	67	45	46	70	80	82	107	87	57	38	60	63	64	122	90
Wind (km/h)	WSW	ENE	SSE	SE	ENE	SE	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSE	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:02PM 1.80				8:57AM 2.11				9:40PM 1.74				9:18AM 2.15				10:19PM 1.67				9:40AM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)				2:46AM 0.69				3:31PM 0.41				3:08AM 0.80				4:04PM 0.35				3:30AM 0.91				4:38PM 0.33

	Sun 19		Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	20	19	19	22	23	21	21	20	20	19	19	21	21	21	18	18	18	17	17	19	20	20
Feels °C (?)	20	22	20	19	20	22	21	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	20	16	17	18	17	17	18	16	16

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Ballona Creek and Jetty (light winds from the NE at Los Angeles Airport 7 km from Ballona Creek and Jetty). 0.4m 4s local chop from the W with a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 8 minutes ago Ballona Creek and Jetty

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2 h 8 min ago

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