Sunset Boulevard surf break

Sunset Boulevard surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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Sunset Boulevard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Boulevard sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Sunset Boulevard today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Boulevard at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)--
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Sunset Boulevard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)88781016161616151515141214141414131313131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31016888696785848348777472705053406639333333343834
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
1.36
1:27PM
1.01
2:50AM
1.39
3:16PM
0.83
3:41AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00PM
0.20
8:17AM
0.62
7:37PM
0.40
9:59AM
0.53
8:17PM
0.58
11:26AM
0.37
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----7:00-------7:00-------7:00--
Sunset-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12121110912171714131211111419191514131312162120
Feels °C (?)5765471213976558141498776111615
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