Torrance · Los Angeles County · California
RAT Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Torrance, California
RAT Beach, Torrance, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 8:45 am.
2–3 ft
waist high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 13 s · Wplus 1.0 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 5.0 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 8:45 am
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 70°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:54 pm
RAT Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at RAT Beach: 11 am, Good, 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 RAT Beach: 7 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 amnow | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.5 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (W) | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (W) | 0.2 ft |
RAT Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at RAT Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 174 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
- 18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
RAT Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at RAT Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–6 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for RAT 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 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 7 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–6 ft | Poor | 3.6 ft · 5 s · WSW | 14 mph onshore (WNW) | 15 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 18 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–6 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Fair | — | 10 mph onshore (WNW) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Fair | — | 8 mph onshore (NW) | 19 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph onshore (WNW) | 15 mph onshore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for RAT Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
RAT Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at RAT Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:20 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:45 am, low -0.1 ft at 4:03 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:29 pm. At 6 am the tide is 5.0 ft and rising.
RAT Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:20 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:45 amLow -0.1 ft at 4:03 pmHigh 4.1 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 12:33 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:30 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 3:51 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 4:09 amLow 3.8 ft at 4:40 amHigh 5.0 ft at 11:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:13 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:38 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:30 amHigh 4.6 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:07 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:52 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:51 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
RAT Beach water temperature
The water temperature at RAT Beach is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 70°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 RAT Beach
- Torrance Beach0.2 mi NNE · 3 ft · Good
- Haggerty's0.3 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Topaz / Avenues0.7 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- PV Cove1.2 mi SW · 3 ft · Good
- Bluff Cove1.4 mi SW · 3 ft · Good
- Lunada Bay3.1 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
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About RAT Beach
RAT Beach is a beach break in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Right After Torrance.
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