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Sunset Point Surf Report & Forecast, Los Angeles, California
Sunset Point, Los Angeles, California: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the north-northeast. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 15 s · SWplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (NNE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.3 ft risinghigh 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 65°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:55 pm
Sunset Point surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sunset Point: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low 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 Sunset Point: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 6.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 10 | 7.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.9 ft |
Sunset Point waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Sunset Point arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 21 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sunset Point surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sunset Point: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sunset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 16 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 10 | 6 mph onshore (SW), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 7 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 17 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 15 s · SSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–6 ft | Great | — | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 6 mph offshore (N) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sunset Point are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sunset Point tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sunset Point today, Monday, Nov 9: high 7.3 ft at 8:14 am, low 0.7 ft at 3:27 pm and high 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and rising.
Sunset Point tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 7.3 ft at 8:14 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:30 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:45 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 4.8 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 2:53 amHigh 7.0 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:29 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.9 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:26 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 12:36 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:20 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.5 ft at 2:02 amLow 4.4 ft at 3:56 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:18 amLow 4.5 ft at 4:35 amHigh 5.7 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.9 ft at 8:14 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:34 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 4:53 amLow 4.3 ft at 9:52 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Sunset Point water temperature
The water temperature at Sunset Point is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 4 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 72 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 Sunset Point
- Sunset0.6 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Will Rogers State Beach0.8 mi ESE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Topanga1.7 mi W · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Las Tunas / Chart House2.7 mi W · 2 ft · Fair
- Santa Monica State Beach2.7 mi ESE · 3 ft · Great
- Big Rock3.5 mi W · 2 ft · Good
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About Sunset Point
Sunset Point is a point break in Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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