Torrance · Los Angeles County · California
Torrance Beach Surf Report & Forecast, California
Torrance Beach, California: 3–4 ft, chest high, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 9 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.
3–4 ft
chest high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.8 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 9 mph (W)onshore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 9:56 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:20 amset 4:54 pm
Torrance Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Torrance 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 Torrance Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | calm | 3.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 2.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (W) | -0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 0.2 ft |
Torrance Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at Torrance Beach arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 23 s
- Lulls
- about 89 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Torrance Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Torrance Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Torrance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 12 s · W | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 11 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 12 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.1 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–7 ft | Good | 4.1 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.6 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Fair | 2.6 ft · 5 s · W | 9 mph onshore (NW), gusts 17 | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–8 ft | Fair | — | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 13 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 12 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Torrance Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Torrance Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Torrance Beach 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 6 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and rising.
Torrance Beach 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.
Torrance Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Torrance Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°F and a 9 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 Torrance Beach
- RAT Beach0.2 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Topaz / Avenues0.5 mi N · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Haggerty's0.5 mi SW · 3 ft · Poor
- PV Cove1.4 mi SW · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Bluff Cove1.6 mi SW · 3–4 ft · Poor to Fair
- Redondo Breakwall2.9 mi N · 3–4 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Torrance Beach
Torrance Beach is a beach break in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, facing west.
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