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Burnout Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Burnout surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Burnout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Burnout sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Burnout today?
The current surf forecast for Burnout at 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burnout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | |
114 | 98 | 119 | 103 | 124 | 177 | 172 | 121 | 96 | 88 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.58m | 10:02PM2.54m | 12:12PM1.54m | 10:51PM2.47m | 1:20PM1.51m | 11:44PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM1.04m | 5:31AM-0.08m | 4:26PM1.12m | 6:27AM-0.02m | 5:21PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 6 | SW 21 |
 kJ | 114 | 98 | 119 | 103 | 124 | 177 | 172 | 114 | 96 | 88 | 57 | 55 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 42 | 68 | 41 | 4 | 11 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 85 | 121 | 77 | 31 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 14 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 117 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 117 | 41 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
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