Torrance Beach/Burn Out surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
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Torrance Beach/Burn Out surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Torrance Beach/Burn Out sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Torrance Beach/Burn Out today?

The current surf forecast for Torrance Beach/Burn Out at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Torrance Beach/Burn Out. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
WSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.9
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)131313131314121212121271255556666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5656685554322929305050494931284653646983164355206152
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrossonononononononcross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
1.45
11:52PM
2.29
2:47PM
1.40
12:51AM
2.14
4:35PM
1.45
2:08AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.13
5:18PM
1.14
7:38AM
0.21
6:10PM
1.27
8:55AM
0.29
7:44PM
1.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:13-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:29-------7:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C151717171716161616171717161615141415161717161616
Feels °C (?)161614131414151615131413121211101013121213141515
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