Leo Carillo State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Leo Carillo State Beach Surf Guide

Leo Carillo State Beach in LA County is an exposed reef and point break that has consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A right hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Likely to be crowded if working. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Leo Carillo State Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Leo Carillo State Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Leo Carillo State Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Leo Carillo State Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Leo Carillo State Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in October while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 10% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

10%

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

Explore Leo Carillo State Beach Location Map

Interactive Leo Carillo State Beach 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 Leo Carillo State Beach is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Leo Carillo State Beach is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Leo Carillo State Beach Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 14:42 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	glass

What does Leo Carillo State Beach look like?

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Tides at Leo Carillo State Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Deer Creek, 6 km from Leo Carillo State Beach.

Next High Water: 11:35pm | 1.96m

Next Low Water: 04:50pm | 1.28m

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Leo Carillo State Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Leo Carillo State Beach 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*: 16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite