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Ballona Creek and Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ballona Creek and Jetty surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballona Creek and Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Ballona Creek and Jetty at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballona Creek and Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
97 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 170 | 246 | 205 | 147 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 92 | 112 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.45m | 2:06AM1.99m | 5:43PM1.57m | 3:41AM1.87m | 6:26PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.29m | 7:41PM1.36m | 10:10AM0.34m | 9:57PM1.35m | 11:17AM0.37m | 11:37PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | 7:31 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 39 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 91 | 82 | 205 | 147 | 97 | 77 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 35 | 57 | 76 | 82 | 51 | 37 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 97 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 127 | 125 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WSW 15 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 58 | 65 | 170 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 92 | 112 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 105 | 183 | 464 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 105 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 15 |
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