Wave Information Tables for Southern California

Re-posted by Team Hollow


This pair of tables are reproductions of a poster that Surfline published about ten years ago.


Point Conception to Santa Monica - Approximately 140 miles.

PLACE SWELL BREAK DIR. BEST SIZE BEST SEASON BEST TIDE
Cojo Point South Rock R 6-15 Summer med-low
San Augustine Reef North Reef R-L 6-8 Winter med-high
Rights & Lefts West Reef R-L 4-6 Summer-Winter med-low
Razor Blades North Point R 6-10 Winter med
Molino Canyon North Point R 4-6 Winter med-low
Tajiguas North-W Peak R-L 4-6 Spring med-low
Hazards North Point/Reef R 4-6 Winter med-low
El Capitan West large Point Rock R 8-12 Winter low
Isla Vista North-W Beach Peak R-L 6-8 Winter med-low
Hope Ranch North-W Point/Beach R-L 6-8 Winter med
Sand Spit S. Barbara Strong W Sand Spit R 4-6 Winter low
Hammonds Reef North-W Point Reef R 5-12 Winter med-low
Sarena Point Strong N Point Rock R 3-6 Winter med
Carpentaria all swells Beach R-L 2-5 Summer-Winter med-high
Rincon North Point Reef R 4-15 Winter med
La Conchita Pt. North-W Beach R-L 2-5 Winter med-high
Seacliff North-W Reef 1/2 mile R-L 5-15 Winter med
Pitas Pt. all swells Point R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Solimar North-W Reef R-L 6-12 Winter med-low
Ventura Overhead North-W Reef R-L 6-20 Winter all
Ventura Point (C St.) North-W Point Reef R-L 2-8 Winter med-low
Santa Clara River all swells Beach/River R-L 2-8 Winter med
Hollywood By Sea North-W Beach R-L 4-15 Winter med
Super Tubes West Rock/Wall R 4-8 Winter low
Countyline all swells Beach/Point R-L 2-6 Summer-Winter med-low
Sequit South Beach/Reef R 2-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Zero's South-W Point L 2-6 Summer med-low
Giant Rock South Beach/Reef R 2-5 Summer-Winter med-low
Zuma all swells Beach R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter high-med
Point Dume South-W Reef/Point R-L 4-8 Summer-Winter med-high
Paradise Cove South-W Reef R 4-6 Inconsistent med
Latigo Canyon Strong S Point/Rocky R 3-6 Summer low
Malibu S-South-W Point/Rocky R 4-8 Summer med
Topanga West-S Point R 3-8 Summer med-low
Sunset Blvd. All Swells Point R 3-6 Summer-Winter med-low
Santa Monica All Swells Pier/Beach R-L 2-5 Summer-Winter med

Santa Monica to San Diego - Approximately 130 miles.

PLACE SWELL BREAK DIR. BEST SIZE BEST SEASON BEST TIDE
El Porto North-W Beach R-L 4-8 Winter med
Hermosa/Manhattan North-W Beach R-L 2-6 Winter med
Redondo North Breakwater L 6-15 Winter med
Palos Verdes Strong NW Cliff/Rocks R-L 4-12 Winter med-low
Royal Palms North-W Point/Jetty R-L 3-8 Winter med-low
Seal Beach West Pier/Sand R-L 2-5 Winter med-low
Sunset Beach All Swells Beach R-L 2-6 Winter med-low
Huntington All Swells Beach/Pier R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med
Santa Ana All Swells Rivermouth R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med
Newport All Swells Beach R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med
The Wedge South Breakwall L 5-15 Summer med
Corona Del Mar South Jetty R 3-8 Summer high
Laguna West Reefs R-L 3-6 Summer-Winter med
Salt Creek South Point/Beach L 4-12 Summer med
Dana Strand All Swells Reef/Beach R-L 4-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Killer Capo West Beach/Reef R-L 6-15 Summer-Winter low
San Clemente West Pier/Beach R-L 3-8 Summer-Winter med
Trestles West-S Rocks/Sand R-L 3-12 Summer-Winter med-low
San Onofre Point All Swells Rocks/Sand R-L 2-6 Winter med-low
Oceanside All Swells Beach/Pier R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Carlsbad All Swells Beach R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Tamarack South Reef R-L 2-8 Winter med
Encina Strong S Beach L 6-12 Summer low
Swami N-W-SW Rock/Point R/occ L 2-12 Fall-Winter low
Pipes N-W-SW Beach/Reef R-L 2-8 Sum-Fall-Winter any
Cardiff N-W Reef R-L 2-8 Fall-Winter low
Seaside N-W-SW Reef/Beach R-L 2-8 Fall-Winter med-low
Del Mar/5th Street N-W-SW Reef/Beach R-L 2-8 Fall-Winter med-low
Blacks N-NW-SW Beach R-L 2-12 Fall-Winter med-low
Scripps NW Beach/Pier R-L 2-6 Fall-Winter med-high
Horseshoe NW-W-SW Reef R-L 2-8 Fall-Winter-Summer med-high
Windansea SW-W-NW Reef R-L 2-10 Fall-Winter-Summer med-low
Big Rock NW-W-SW Reef L 2-8 Fall-Winter-Summer med-high
Bird Rock S-SW Rock R-L 3-12 Summer-Winter low
Pacific Beach All Swells Reef/Point R-L 2-8 Summer-Winter med-low
Cliffs NW-W-SW Reef R-L 2-12 Winter med-low
Luscombes West Reef R-L 3-10 Summer-Winter low
New Break W-NW Rock/Point R 3-10 Summer-Winter med-low
Ralphs South Point R 2-10 Summer med-low
Imperial Beach NW-W-SW-S Beach R-L 2-8 Fall med-high

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