Exiles surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Exiles today?

The current surf forecast for Exiles at 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
119
106
96
97
99
100
100
100
72
51
51
47
69
73
71
53
41
53
79
80
81
170
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:55PM1.35m
00:11AM1.87m
1:04AM1.77m
6:07PM1.49m
2:20AM1.68m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.50m
4:47PM1.35m
8:38AM0.56m
9:38AM0.58m
8:52PM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:39
7:40
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
18
16
15
16
15
15
17
17
18
16
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
13
15
16
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
16
16
17
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
121
121
119
106
96
97
41
43
33
25
17
51
17
32
69
73
71
53
41
53
53
60
78
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
W
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
14
8
4
2
15
37
99
100
100
100
72
3
51
47
45
44
27
27
27
48
79
80
81
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
2
2
3
2
2
37
15
15
15
15
2
13
13
13
13
12
10
26
27
27
27
26
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
4
6
25
16
33
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
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
477
63
41
16
0
0
0
0
149
63
36
1
1
1
1
1
166
117
41
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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