Exiles surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Exiles today?

The current surf forecast for Exiles at 1PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
33
61
116
93
51
38
27
28
17
28
28
28
18
17
14
9
25
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:39AM1.67m
9:06PM2.19m
10:22AM1.61m
9:31PM2.20m
11:04AM1.55m
9:58PM2.18m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.87m
4:03AM0.30m
3:19PM0.97m
4:38AM0.27m
3:44PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
23
15
33
33
15
61
116
93
51
38
27
18
16
9
13
13
14
13
6
3
8
5
5
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
33
33
14
5
33
31
29
29
28
28
17
28
17
28
28
28
18
17
3
6
25
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
14
14
5
14
3
5
5
5
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
12
12
6
6
2
6
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
15
23
14
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
149
67
1
1
0
1
1
1
149
117
36
30
36
21
9
201
477
215
31
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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