Rat Shit Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Los Angeles County, USA)
Rat Shit Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 19.0 °C
| Tuesday 15 | ||||
| 8AM | 11AM | 2PM | 5PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SW |
 W |
W |
 WNW |
| Period (s) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | glass | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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Rat Shit in LA County is a reasonably exposed reef break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and locals.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Palos Verdes Estates, 1 km from Rat Shit.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Rat Shit Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Redondo Beach, 2 km from Rat Shit.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 19 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Santa Monica Bay, CA, 14 miles from Rat Shit.
| 5AM | 6AM | 7AM | 8AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 |
Overall Rat Shit Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rat Shit:
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Wave buoys nearest to Rat Shit:
- Closest wave buoy14 mi
- Second closest wave buoy14 mi
- Third closest wave buoy14 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy20 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy35 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rat Shit:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station3 mi
- Third closest tide station4 mi
- Fourth closest tide station5 mi
- Fifth closest tide station6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rat Shit:
- Closest ski area48 mi
- Second closest ski area57 mi
- Third closest ski area57 mi
- Fourth closest ski area83 mi
- Fifth closest ski area91 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rat Shit:
- Closest city location3 mi
- Second closest city location4 mi
- Third closest city location4 mi
- Fourth closest city location6 mi
- Fifth closest city location6 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Rat Shit is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Rat Shit is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 15 km (9 miles) away.
- Third is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 23 km (14 miles) away.
- Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR) in USA is 44 km (27 miles) away.
- John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Rat Shit and is 51 km (32 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Rat Shit, CAL - LA County. Use the tab navigation above to view Rat Shit sea temperature, Rat Shit photographs, Rat Shit detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Rat Shit webcams, current wind from CAL - LA County live weather stations and Rat Shit tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Rat Shit.
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