Beach / Intermediate
Dockweiler
The broad LAX-adjacent beachbreak.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Jetty / beach / Intermediate
El Segundo Jetty
The south-bay jetty setup at El Segundo, commonly treated as distinct from nearby beaches.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Beach / Intermediate
El Porto North
The northern edge of the El Porto beachbreak zone.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Beach / Intermediate+
El Porto Main
One of the South Bay’s marquee beachbreaks, powerful and often peaky.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Beach / Intermediate
45th Street Manhattan
A granular Manhattan Beach marker that makes the south-bay coast feel more real.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Pier / beach / Intermediate
Manhattan Pier North
The north side of Manhattan Beach Pier.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand; pier pilings
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Pier / beach / Intermediate
Manhattan Pier South
The south side of Manhattan Beach Pier.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand; pier pilings
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Pier / beach / Intermediate
Hermosa Pier
Hermosa’s famous pier zone.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand; pier pilings
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Breakwall / beach / Intermediate
Redondo Breakwall
The well-known Redondo Beach breakwall wedge-like peak.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Rock / reef
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Beach / Intermediate
Torrance Beach
The long open sand stretch at Torrance.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Beach / Intermediate
RAT Beach
The RAT Beach zone below Palos Verdes, a real local memory marker.
- Reported direction
- Left & right
- General swell window
- W–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
- Bottom
- Sand
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
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Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.