Palos Verdes Estates · Los Angeles County · California
Lunada Bay Surf Report & Forecast, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Lunada Bay, Palos Verdes Estates, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 2 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.5 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 low tide is -0.1 ft at 3:29 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 2.5 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 8 mph (W)onshore
- Tide
- 0.5 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 3:29 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 80°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:55 pm
Lunada Bay surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lunada Bay: 6 am, Poor, 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 Lunada Bay: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 4.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 3.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W) | 0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (E) | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (W) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 8 mph onshore (W) | 0.1 ft |
Lunada Bay waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 pm, sets at Lunada Bay arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 165 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lunada Bay surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lunada Bay: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 3–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lunada Bay 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 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 15 s · SW | calm | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Poor | 4.3 ft · 13 s · W | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Poor | 3.3 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–8 ft | Poor | 3.9 ft · 7 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–8 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 15 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 5 mph onshore (W) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Lunada Bay are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lunada Bay tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lunada Bay today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.4 ft at 1:54 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:15 am, low -0.1 ft at 3:29 pm and high 4.4 ft at 9:54 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 0.5 ft and falling.
Lunada Bay tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.4 ft at 1:54 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:15 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:29 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 9:54 pm |
| 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 10:27 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:53 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:09 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:26 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3:04 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 6:15 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 2:05 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:47 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:15 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:24 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:32 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:45 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:12 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:33 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:31 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:58 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 4.3 ft at 2:34 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lunada Bay water temperature
The water temperature at Lunada Bay is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 80°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 Lunada Bay
- Bluff Cove1.8 mi NNE · 3–4 ft · Poor to Fair
- PV Cove1.9 mi NNE · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Haggerty's2.8 mi NNE · 3 ft · Poor
- RAT Beach3.1 mi NNE · 3 ft · Fair
- Torrance Beach3.3 mi NNE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Topaz / Avenues3.8 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Fair
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About Lunada Bay
Lunada Bay is a point break in Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California, facing west-southwest.
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