Bee Hives Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Bee Hives Surf Guide

Bee Hives in Los Angeles County is a sheltered reef break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Crowds are never a problem here. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks - Localism.

Bee Hives Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	rarely breaks	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bee Hives:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bee Hives occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bee Hives 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 56% of the time in January while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

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

blown out

34%

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

too small

10%

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

Explore Bee Hives Location Map

Interactive Bee Hives 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 Bee Hives is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bee Hives is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.

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Bee Hives Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 00:19 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	cross- on	on	cross

Tides at Bee Hives

Current tide and informaton

For Rancho Palos Verdes, 1 km from Bee Hives.

Next High Water: 03:55pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 07:36am | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bee Hives Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Bee Hives is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.