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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
104
104
107
116
164
121
121
119
106
96
97
99
100
100
100
72
51
51
47
66
71
51
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:54PM1.35m
11:32PM1.97m
3:55PM1.35m
00:11AM1.87m
1:04AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:48PM1.28m
7:37AM0.50m
4:47PM1.35m
8:38AM0.56m
9:38AM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
18
16
15
16
15
16
17
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
14
16
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
84
104
104
107
39
30
21
121
119
106
96
97
30
33
31
23
72
51
51
30
66
71
51
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
11
11
10
116
164
121
14
8
2
15
37
99
100
100
100
15
3
13
47
45
44
27
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
17
18
7
10
9
9
2
2
3
2
3
37
15
15
15
3
2
3
13
13
13
12
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
22
34
40
46
4
2
9
15
15
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
477
41
29
22
1
0
0
0
1
118
29
16
0
1
0
1
118
55
49
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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