Location: El Porto, Los Angeles, California | CDIP Buoy 213 (San Pedro South)
Date & Local Time: Thursday, November 12, 2026 - 7:00 AM PST
Waist to chest high waves are breaking consistently along the jetties at El Porto this morning. The underwater canyon refraction is focusing solid west-northwest energy, producing fun, peaky rights and lefts with occasional shoulder-high sets on the outer bars. Conditions are clean early with light offshore airflow before the afternoon onshore winds kick in.
Conditions: Crisp, clear morning skies with full sunshine warming up the coast.
Current Temperature: 58°F | Today's High: 78°F
Wind: ENE at 5 mph (Offshore, grooming morning lines).
Wind Trend: Light morning offshore winds transitioning to light WSW onshore seabreezes around 8-11 mph by early afternoon, causing light chop before a clean evening glass-off.
Low Tide: 1:43 AM | 2.40 ft
High Tide: 7:31 AM | 6.17 ft
Low Tide: 1:44 PM | -0.20 ft
High Tide: 8:04 PM | 4.60 ft
Primary Swell: W at 3.5 ft @ 13s from CDIP 213 telemetry.
Secondary Swell: WNW at 1.5 ft @ 14s.
Swell & Surf Trend: Surf holds steady in the waist-to-chest range through the afternoon. Tomorrow brings an incoming increase in mid-period westerly swell energy, keeping fun waves on tap.
NOAA / NWS HRRR Model Run: November 12, 2026 - 0600 UTC
| TIME | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 AM | ENE (Offshore) | 5 mph |
| 08:00 AM | ENE (Offshore) | 6 mph |
| 09:00 AM | NE (Offshore) | 4 mph |
| 10:00 AM | Variable (Glassy) | 2 mph |
| 11:00 AM | W (Sideshore) | 6 mph |
| 12:00 PM | WSW (Onshore) | 9 mph |
| 01:00 PM | WSW (Onshore) | 11 mph |
| 02:00 PM | SW (Onshore) | 12 mph |
| 03:00 PM | WSW (Onshore) | 10 mph |
| 04:00 PM | W (Sideshore) | 7 mph |
| 05:00 PM | WNW (Sideshore) | 5 mph |
| 06:00 PM | Calm (Clean) | 2 mph |
First Light: 6:07 AM
Sunrise: 6:32 AM
Sunset: 5:02 PM
Total Darkness: 5:27 PM