Surf Forecast Surf Report

Rat Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 May 2025 PDT
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Rat Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rat Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rat Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Rat Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SW
1
W
1
W
1.7
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.5
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.3
SW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)516555661376788877710710881010101010961911811101010106666610166611121211761414778777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)151271091327262789642707848272551509356333894102781621259490895538574044817873712015151516246990192141451294023213341423945403953
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
W
25
W
25
W
10
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
1.35
11:36PM
2.01
3:58PM
1.38
12:23AM
1.93
4:53PM
1.45
1:26AM
1.82
5:17PM
1.55
2:50AM
1.72
5:40PM
1.69
4:22AM
1.65
6:05PM
1.86
5:45AM
1.62
6:35PM
2.05
6:59AM
1.62
7:08PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.31
7:46AM
0.43
5:15PM
1.37
8:42AM
0.46
7:11PM
1.42
9:36AM
0.49
9:31PM
1.38
10:25AM
0.51
11:07PM
1.19
11:11AM
0.55
12:14AM
0.93
11:54AM
0.62
1:09AM
0.64
12:37PM
0.70
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47-----
Sunset-7:47-------7:49-------7:50-------7:50-------7:51-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514141414141415151515151516161616161515151516161716161717171919202120171717191919191716171819191918171716161717171716
Feels °C (?)111313131211121213111013131214141314151413131415141414151717171817171717161717181717171616171818171717171614141516161715
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