Sapphire Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Los Angeles County, USA)

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Sapphire Street Surf Guide

Sapphire Street in LA County is an exposed beach/Jetty break that does not work very often. The surf tends to be best in the spring. Offshore winds blow from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks are all rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips and pollution.

Sapphire Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	inconsistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sapphire Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sapphire Street occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sapphire Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sapphire Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in January while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

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

blown out

43%

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

too small

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

Explore Sapphire Street Location Map

Interactive Sapphire Street 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 Sapphire Street is Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sapphire Street is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), also in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away.

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Sapphire Street Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 22:44 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross	cross- off

Tides at Sapphire Street

Current tide and informaton

For King Harbor, Santa Monica Bay, California, 3 km from Sapphire Street.

Next High Water: 11:31pm | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 07:34am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sapphire Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Sapphire Street 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 (15.0 °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