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Cabrillo Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Los Angeles, CA
Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles, California: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.1 ft at 14 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the north. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.6 ft at 8:44 am.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 2.1 ft · 14 s · WSWplus 0.3 ft · 15 s · S
- Wind
- 4 mph (N)offshore
- Tide
- 3.9 ft risinghigh 6.6 ft at 8:44 am
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:53 pm
Cabrillo Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cabrillo Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cabrillo Beach: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
Cabrillo Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Cabrillo Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 39 s
- Lulls
- about 125 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 15% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cabrillo Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Cabrillo Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–4 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cabrillo Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 14 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (W) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 15 s · WSW | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 15 s · W | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 16 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–4 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 18 s · WSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 9 mph offshore (NW) | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 22 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Cabrillo Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Cabrillo Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cabrillo Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:27 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:44 am, low -0.2 ft at 4:01 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:28 pm. At 5 am the tide is 3.9 ft and rising.
Cabrillo Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:27 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:44 amLow -0.2 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:28 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:51 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:09 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:41 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:05 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:43 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:23 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 12:30 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:27 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:17 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:01 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:50 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:55 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:14 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.7 ft at 4:27 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:31 amHigh 4.9 ft at 11:45 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:12 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:37 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:27 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:59 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:51 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:49 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:34 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cabrillo Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Cabrillo Beach is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cabrillo Beach
- Royal Palms / White Point2.4 mi WNW · 3–4 ft · Great
- Lunada Bay9.3 mi WNW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Bluff Cove9.4 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- PV Cove9.4 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- RAT Beach9.5 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Haggerty's9.5 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Cabrillo Beach
Cabrillo Beach is a beach break in Los Angeles County, California, facing south.
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