Exiles surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
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Exiles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Exiles sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Exiles today?

The current surf forecast for Exiles at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
13
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
W
7
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
153
184
284
298
262
188
150
100
98
98
149
181
477
105
90
58
55
51
47
45
43
43
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
S
10
SW
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:18PM2.53m
11:11AM1.58m
10:02PM2.54m
12:12PM1.54m
10:51PM2.47m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.96m
4:38AM-0.08m
3:39PM1.04m
5:31AM-0.08m
4:26PM1.12m
6:27AM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
15
16
14
16
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
13
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
128
153
184
284
298
262
188
150
100
98
98
149
181
477
105
90
58
55
51
36
34
22
21
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
120
120
118
118
80
89
85
121
85
85
87
89
126
34
81
31
31
28
14
38
38
43
43
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
19
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
14
59
77
62
60
59
59
59
34
34
20
33
36
30
38
38
47
45
17
17
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
5
6
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
149
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
117
44
0
0
0
0
0
170
117
41
1
1
1
1
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
2
9
9
7
4
4
2
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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