Pipes Turbos surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Pipes Turbos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pipes Turbos sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pipes Turbos today?

The current surf forecast for Pipes Turbos at 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151514141414141410101021212113202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1661621561501071061421421381381341137471717169711136944616097
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
2.21
11:46AM
1.67
11:31PM
2.23
12:48PM
1.49
12:12AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.65
5:38AM
0.36
5:08PM
0.81
6:34AM
0.37
5:37PM
0.97
7:42AM
0.42
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:56-------6:54-------6:52-
Sunset-7:05-------7:05-------7:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232121201918182020201918181818202019191818181819
Feels °C (?)221920202019192019191818191818201919191818181819
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