Burnout Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.82° N 118.39° W

Burnout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Burnout sea temperature is
21.4° C
2.6° 

Burnout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Burnout today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Burnout at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Burnout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
214
214
214
186
186
186
186
138
136
180
215
223
146
104
109
108
102
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
00:45AM1.59m
1:12PM1.93m
1:49AM1.36m
1:53PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.76m
6:35AM0.78m
8:04PM0.79m
6:57AM0.97m
9:30PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
19
22
21
22
21
23
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
24
24
23
22
23
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