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Royal Palms / White Point Surf Report, Los Angeles, CA
Royal Palms / White Point, Los Angeles, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 3 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 2.6 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 6.6 ft at 8:44 am.
3–4 ft
chest high
- Swell
- 2.6 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.4 ft · 14 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.7 ft risinghigh 6.6 ft at 8:44 am
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:53 pm
Royal Palms / White Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Royal Palms / White Point: 11 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 Royal Palms / White Point: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW) | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.1 ft |
Royal Palms / White Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Royal Palms / White Point arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly collapsing and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 167 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Collapsingwhich means the face drops all at once close to the beach
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 53% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Royal Palms / White Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Royal Palms / White Point: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 6–8 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Royal Palms / White Point 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 | Great | 2.6 ft · 14 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 6–8 ft | Fair | 3.4 ft · 5 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (W) | 17 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph offshore (N) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–7 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 5 s · WSW | calm | 13 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–7 ft | Epic | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–4 ft | Great | — | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Royal Palms / White Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Royal Palms / White Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Royal Palms / White Point 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 3 am the tide is 2.7 ft and rising.
Royal Palms / White Point 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.
Royal Palms / White Point water temperature
The water temperature at Royal Palms / White Point is about 74°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 4 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 Royal Palms / White Point
- Cabrillo Beach2.4 mi ESE · 1–2 ft · Good
- Lunada Bay6.9 mi WNW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Bluff Cove7.2 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- PV Cove7.2 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- Haggerty's7.5 mi NW · 2 ft · Poor
- RAT Beach7.5 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
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About Royal Palms / White Point
Royal Palms / White Point is a reef break in Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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