Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballona Creek and Jetty today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballona Creek and Jetty at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballona Creek and Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 217 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 65 | 46 | 58 | 46 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM2.05m | 10:35AM2.09m | 10:53PM1.87m | 11:03AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.44m | 4:50PM0.49m | 4:47AM0.62m | 5:35PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 174 | 217 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 100 | 13 | 34 | 65 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 103 | 102 | 35 | 100 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 89 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 32 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 19 | 58 | 45 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 52 | 15 | 6 |
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