Bay Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Bay Street Surf Guide

Bay Street in LA County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of Pollution,.

Bay Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bay Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bay Street occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bay Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bay Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 66% of the time in January while 26% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 8% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

66%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

26%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bay Street Location Map

Interactive Bay Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bay Street is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bay Street is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 17 km (11 miles) away.

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Bay Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off

What does Bay Street look like?

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Credit: RJ

Tides at Bay Street

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Monica, California, 1 km from Bay Street.

Next High Water: 11:27pm | 1.53m

Next Low Water: 07:34am | 0.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bay Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Bay Street is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Bay Street

Surf stats for Bay Street, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Bay Street

Wind stats for Bay Street, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Bay Street Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.5
Difficulty Level:2.0
Crowds:2.5
Accommodation:5.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Tev from United States

“This is a great place to learn how to surf. The sandy bottom is very forgiving and the waves are fairly easy to catch and there are good white water walls to ride when you are trying to get the feel of your surfboard for the first time.
As you get better, move down the coast.”

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