El Segundo Beach Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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El Segundo Beach Jetty Surf Guide

El Segundo Beach Jetty in Los Angeles County is an exposed breakwater break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include Man-made danger (buoys etc..) and pollution.

El Segundo Beach Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	2	fairly consistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Segundo Beach Jetty:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Segundo Beach Jetty occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Segundo Beach Jetty (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Segundo Beach Jetty with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in December while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 16% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

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

16%

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

Explore El Segundo Beach Jetty Location Map

Interactive El Segundo Beach Jetty 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 El Segundo Beach Jetty is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Segundo Beach Jetty is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away.

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El Segundo Beach Jetty Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 08:21 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does El Segundo Beach Jetty look like?

Latest photos from El Segundo Beach Jetty. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: anthony amorosi

Tides at El Segundo Beach Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For El Segundo, Santa Monica Bay, California, 1 km from El Segundo Beach Jetty.

Next High Water: 12:43pm | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 04:34pm | 0.71m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Segundo Beach Jetty Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at El Segundo Beach Jetty is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at El Segundo Beach Jetty

Surf stats for El Segundo Beach Jetty, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at El Segundo Beach Jetty

Wind stats for El Segundo Beach Jetty, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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El Segundo Beach Jetty Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 1 vote.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:2.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:1.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Jack Brazzo from United States

“El Segundo Beach Jetty is one of the funnest and most accesible waves in the south bay! The waves peel left off of the jetty and can make for some unforgettable tubes, sometimes even two on the same wave. The cheery attitude of the locals is encouraging to even the most timid of outsiders (I'm from the valley).

One of the boys in the local crew out in the water even gave me tips on where other spots in the area are, when they break, and the best tide to catch it on. Overall amazing beachbreak, heavenly local crew, and no urchins or shelves to hurt myself on.

I'll definately be checking out one of the other spots I was told about by the locals, I think it was called shit pipe or something like that.

Either way, feel free to surf Grand beach jetty whenever and with however many people as you feel like!”

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