Burnout Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Burnout Surf Guide

Burnout in Los Angeles County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include - Rips / undertow - Pollution.

Burnout Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Burnout:

The best conditions reported for surf at Burnout occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Burnout 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 49% of the time in January while 41% 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

49%

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

blown out

41%

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 Burnout Location Map

Interactive Burnout 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 Burnout is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Burnout is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Burnout Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:42 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Burnout

Current tide and informaton

For Palos Verdes Estates, 2 km from Burnout.

Next High Water: 03:55pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 07:37am | 0.5m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Burnout Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.2 °C) at Burnout 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.