El Segundo · Los Angeles County · California
El Segundo Surf Report & Forecast, Scattergood, California
El Segundo, Scattergood, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 5 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.6 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 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 8 mph (W)onshore
- Tide
- 0.7 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:54 pm
El Segundo surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at El Segundo: 9 am, Great, on a falling 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 Segundo: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 3.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E), gusts 9 | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (W) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W) | 0.2 ft |
El Segundo waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 pm, sets at El Segundo arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 5.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
- Lulls
- about 102 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
El Segundo surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at El Segundo: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 8–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–8 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for El Segundo 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 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.2 ft · 15 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.0 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–8 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 15 s · WSW | calm | 10 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.6 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Good | 2.2 ft · 7 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 8–10 ft | Good | — | 18 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–7 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for El Segundo are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
El Segundo tide chart and tide times
Tides at El Segundo today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:56 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:17 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:30 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm. At 5 pm the tide is 0.7 ft and rising.
El Segundo tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:56 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:17 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:30 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:28 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:45 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:28 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:54 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 6.1 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 6:17 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 2:07 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:49 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:57 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.9 ft at 4:20 amLow 3.9 ft at 4:34 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:47 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:34 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:34 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:59 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 4.4 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
El Segundo water temperature
The water temperature at El Segundo 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 Segundo
- El Porto1.2 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Dockweiler State Beach1.7 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Marine Street / 40th St1.8 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Fair
- Manhattan Beach Pier2.5 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Toes Beach3.0 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- 22nd Street3.7 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Fair
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About El Segundo
El Segundo is a beach break in El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Scattergood Power Plant.
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