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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 4 pm Saturday 30 Aug 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at Ballona Creek and Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Ballona Creek and Jetty at 7PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ballona Creek and Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 299 | 370 | 285 | 300 | 368 | 377 | 368 | 346 | 341 | 354 | 345 | 426 | 410 | 303 | 297 | 290 | 275 | 292 | 273 | 266 | 274 | 280 | 264 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09PM 1.76 | 3:32PM 1.75 | 5:00PM 1.81 | 8:38AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:12PM 0.78 | 12:26AM 0.65 | 1:11AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - LA County
Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the SW at Venice 4 km from Ballona Creek and Jetty). 0.4m 4s local chop from the WSW with a 0.3m 16s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 20 min ago
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