Manhattan Beach · Los Angeles County · California
El Porto Surf Report & Forecast, Manhattan Beach, California
El Porto, Manhattan Beach, California: 5–6 ft, head high, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph onshore wind from the west. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.4 ft at 9:55 pm.
5–6 ft
head high · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 2.8 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 8 mph (W)onshore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 4.4 ft at 9:55 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:54 pm
El Porto surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at El Porto: 6 am, Good, on a rising high 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 El Porto: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.2 ft |
| 8 am | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E), gusts 9 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (W) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W) | 0.2 ft |
El Porto waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at El Porto arrive about every 3 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 5.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 23 s
- Lulls
- about 82 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
- 95% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
El Porto surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at El Porto: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–12 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–8 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for El Porto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–6 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 16 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–8 ft | Good | 3.8 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 12 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–7 ft | Fair | 2.4 ft · 5 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–12 ft | Good | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–7 ft | Good | — | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 11 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for El Porto are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
El Porto tide chart and tide times
Tides at El Porto today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:56 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:12 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:26 pm and high 4.4 ft at 9:55 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
El Porto tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:56 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:12 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:26 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:29 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:45 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:03 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:29 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:53 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:10 amLow 0.2 ft at 4:42 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:28 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:06 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:44 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:25 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:34 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:29 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:18 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 2:02 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:53 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:57 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:15 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:22 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:34 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:47 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:13 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:36 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:32 amHigh 4.6 ft at 1 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:52 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:51 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
El Porto water temperature
The water temperature at El Porto is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 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 El Porto
- Marine Street / 40th St0.6 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Fair
- El Segundo1.2 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Manhattan Beach Pier1.3 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- 22nd Street2.5 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Dockweiler State Beach2.9 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Hermosa Pier3.0 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
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About El Porto
El Porto is a beach break in Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called MB.
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