Burnout Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.82° N 118.39° W

Burnout WaveFinder

Issued: 10 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Burnout sea temperature is
21.4°C
2.5° 

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


Burnout surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Burnout this week:

The surf forecast for Burnout over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Burnout in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 12s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5PM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 15s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 18s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sat 29th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Burnout over the next 16 days.


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