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CALIFORNIA / Palos VerdesSPOT / 253

Haggertys.

Reef

Left-dominant33.802° N / 118.399° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance

Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.

Estimated surf face1.9 ftForecast for Wed Nov 11, 9:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind4.1 mphSW from
NOAA tide reference2.6 ftMLLW · Los Angeles

READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS

Swell by swell.

Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.

Wed Nov 11, 9:00pm Pacific

GFS · 4 components
Primary swell
1.2ft Hs

W from · 277° · 12.7 s

1.2 feet
Wind sea
0.0ft Hs

No energy reported for this component

0.0 feet
Secondary swell
0.7ft Hs

SSW from · 213° · 13.5 s

0.7 feet
Tertiary swell
0.5ft Hs

W from · 268° · 2.2 s

0.5 feet
MFWAM · 2 components
Primary swell
3.3ft Hs

W from · 271° · 9.7 s

3.3 feet
Wind sea
0.1ft Hs

SW from · 222° · 0.4 s

0.1 feet

Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.

Coastal wind retrieved Wed Nov 11, 9:00pm. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.

Source retrievals: GFS Nov 11, 9:00pm · ECMWF Nov 11, 9:00pm · MFWAM Nov 11, 9:00pm. Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.

Tide predictions: Los Angeles, 15 km reference; retrieved Wed Nov 11, 8:15pm. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific dayEstimated surf faceMean windHours available
Wed Nov 112.0 ft4.0 mph14/14
Thu Nov 122.0 ft5.4 mph14/14
Fri Nov 132.6 ft9.2 mph14/14
Sat Nov 144.1 ft7.5 mph14/14
Sun Nov 152.9 ft6.5 mph14/14
Mon Nov 163.3 ft3.7 mph14/14
Tue Nov 172.8 ft7.3 mph14/14
Hourly details · next 72 hours
Pacific timeEstimated surf faceModel rangeSet proxySwell fromWindTide MLLWModels
Wed 9:00pm1.9 ft1.0–2.6 ft2.9 ftW · 11.9 s4.1 mph SW2.6 ft3
Wed 10:00pm2.1 ft1.0–2.6 ft3.1 ftW · 12.2 s3.7 mph SSW3.2 ft3
Wed 11:00pm2.0 ft0.9–2.6 ft3.0 ftW · 12.2 s4.1 mph S3.4 ft3
Thu 12:00am2.0 ft1.0–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.1 s4.1 mph SW3.4 ft3
Thu 1:00am2.0 ft1.0–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.1 s2.9 mph SW3.2 ft3
Thu 2:00am1.9 ft0.9–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.1 s2.6 mph WSW3.0 ft3
Thu 3:00am1.9 ft0.9–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.1 s3.8 mph W2.8 ft3
Thu 4:00am1.9 ft0.9–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.1 s3.4 mph WNW2.9 ft3
Thu 5:00am1.9 ft0.9–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.1 s1.6 mph NW3.3 ft3
Thu 6:00am2.0 ft1.2–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.0 s1.1 mph W3.9 ft3
Thu 7:00am2.0 ft1.1–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.0 s0.8 mph SSW4.6 ft3
Thu 8:00am2.0 ft1.1–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.0 s2.7 mph SW5.2 ft3
Thu 9:00am1.9 ft1.0–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.1 s2.7 mph SW5.6 ft3
Thu 10:00am2.0 ft1.2–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.1 s4.2 mph SSW5.7 ft3
Thu 11:00am1.9 ft1.0–2.6 ft2.9 ftWSW · 12.2 s6.6 mph SSW5.3 ft3
Thu 12:00pm1.8 ft1.1–2.2 ft2.7 ftW · 11.7 s8.5 mph SW4.5 ft3
Thu 1:00pm1.8 ft1.3–2.2 ft2.8 ftW · 11.8 s10.3 mph SW3.5 ft3
Thu 2:00pm1.8 ft1.0–2.3 ft2.6 ftW · 11.8 s10.1 mph SW2.3 ft3
Thu 3:00pm2.0 ft1.0–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.4 s9.1 mph WSW1.3 ft3
Thu 4:00pm2.0 ft1.0–2.6 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.5 s7.5 mph WSW0.5 ft3
Thu 5:00pm2.0 ft1.1–2.7 ft3.0 ftWSW · 12.7 s5.6 mph WSW0.1 ft3
Thu 6:00pm2.0 ft1.1–2.7 ft3.1 ftW · 12.9 s3.8 mph SW0.2 ft3
Thu 7:00pm2.1 ft1.1–2.7 ft3.2 ftW · 13.0 s2.6 mph SSE0.6 ft3
Thu 8:00pm2.1 ft1.1–2.8 ft3.2 ftW · 13.2 s5.6 mph ESE1.3 ft3
Thu 9:00pm2.2 ft1.2–2.8 ft3.3 ftW · 13.3 s6.1 mph ESE2.0 ft3
Thu 10:00pm2.3 ft1.3–2.9 ft3.4 ftW · 13.5 s7.6 mph SE2.6 ft3
Thu 11:00pm2.3 ft1.2–3.0 ft3.4 ftW · 13.6 s12.1 mph S3.1 ft3
Fri 12:00am2.3 ft1.2–3.0 ft3.4 ftW · 13.7 s6.5 mph SSE3.3 ft3
Fri 1:00am2.4 ft1.3–3.1 ft3.5 ftW · 13.7 s6.5 mph ESE3.3 ft3
Fri 2:00am2.3 ft1.3–2.8 ft3.4 ftW · 13.0 s7.8 mph E3.2 ft3
Fri 3:00am2.5 ft1.3–3.2 ft3.7 ftW · 13.7 s8.3 mph ESE3.1 ft3
Fri 4:00am2.5 ft1.3–3.3 ft3.8 ftW · 13.6 s10.0 mph SE3.1 ft3
Fri 5:00am2.5 ft1.3–3.3 ft3.8 ftW · 13.5 s9.0 mph SSE3.3 ft3
Fri 6:00am2.6 ft1.4–3.4 ft3.9 ftW · 13.4 s5.6 mph ESE3.7 ft3
Fri 7:00am2.6 ft1.4–3.4 ft3.9 ftW · 13.2 s10.0 mph E4.2 ft3
Fri 8:00am2.6 ft1.4–3.4 ft3.9 ftW · 13.1 s7.4 mph E4.7 ft3
Fri 9:00am2.7 ft1.4–3.5 ft4.0 ftW · 12.9 s5.9 mph ESE5.2 ft3
Fri 10:00am2.5 ft1.4–3.1 ft3.8 ftW · 12.4 s6.2 mph ENE5.4 ft3
Fri 11:00am2.5 ft1.4–3.2 ft3.8 ftW · 12.3 s8.5 mph ESE5.2 ft3
Fri 12:00pm2.5 ft1.4–3.2 ft3.8 ftW · 12.1 s14.0 mph SE4.8 ft3
Fri 1:00pm2.5 ft1.4–3.2 ft3.8 ftW · 11.9 s14.5 mph SSE4.0 ft3
Fri 2:00pm2.5 ft1.5–3.2 ft3.8 ftW · 11.4 s11.8 mph SSW3.1 ft3
Fri 3:00pm2.6 ft1.5–3.2 ft3.9 ftW · 10.9 s10.0 mph SW2.1 ft3
Fri 4:00pm2.6 ft1.6–3.2 ft3.9 ftW · 10.5 s8.2 mph WSW1.2 ft3
Fri 5:00pm2.6 ft1.6–3.2 ft3.9 ftW · 10.4 s8.9 mph WSW0.6 ft3
Fri 6:00pm2.6 ft1.6–3.3 ft3.9 ftW · 10.3 s9.0 mph WSW0.4 ft3
Fri 7:00pm2.6 ft1.7–3.3 ft3.9 ftW · 10.3 s8.8 mph WSW0.5 ft3
Fri 8:00pm2.7 ft1.7–3.4 ft4.0 ftW · 10.2 s10.4 mph W0.9 ft3
Fri 9:00pm3.1 ft1.8–4.0 ft4.7 ftWSW · 10.3 s11.9 mph W1.4 ft3
Fri 10:00pm3.2 ft1.8–4.1 ft4.8 ftWSW · 9.9 s11.9 mph W2.1 ft3
Fri 11:00pm3.3 ft1.8–4.2 ft5.0 ftWSW · 9.5 s11.4 mph W2.6 ft3
Sat 12:00am3.4 ft1.8–4.3 ft5.1 ftWSW · 9.2 s10.9 mph W3.0 ft3
Sat 1:00am3.5 ft1.8–4.4 ft5.3 ftWSW · 9.1 s10.5 mph WSW3.2 ft3
Sat 2:00am3.5 ft1.9–4.4 ft5.2 ftWSW · 9.1 s9.8 mph W3.3 ft3
Sat 3:00am3.4 ft1.7–4.3 ft5.1 ftW · 9.2 s9.9 mph WSW3.3 ft3
Sat 4:00am3.4 ft1.7–4.3 ft5.0 ftW · 9.4 s8.2 mph W3.3 ft3
Sat 5:00am3.5 ft1.8–4.3 ft5.2 ftW · 9.7 s6.9 mph W3.3 ft3
Sat 6:00am3.5 ft1.7–4.5 ft5.3 ftW · 10.5 s6.3 mph W3.5 ft3
Sat 7:00am3.9 ft2.5–4.6 ft5.8 ftW · 10.9 s3.3 mph WNW3.9 ft3
Sat 8:00am4.0 ft2.7–4.7 ft6.0 ftW · 11.4 s5.0 mph W4.3 ft3
Sat 9:00am3.8 ft2.1–4.9 ft5.7 ftW · 11.8 s9.2 mph WSW4.6 ft3
Sat 10:00am3.9 ft2.1–5.0 ft5.9 ftW · 12.2 s10.4 mph WSW4.9 ft3
Sat 11:00am4.0 ft2.3–5.0 ft6.1 ftW · 12.5 s10.4 mph WSW5.0 ft3
Sat 12:00pm4.1 ft2.4–5.1 ft6.2 ftW · 12.8 s9.9 mph WSW4.8 ft3
Sat 1:00pm4.3 ft2.7–5.2 ft6.5 ftW · 13.1 s8.9 mph SW4.4 ft3
Sat 2:00pm4.3 ft2.8–5.2 ft6.5 ftW · 13.2 s8.1 mph SW3.7 ft3
Sat 3:00pm4.3 ft2.8–5.2 ft6.5 ftW · 13.4 s7.6 mph SW2.9 ft3
Sat 4:00pm4.2 ft2.5–5.2 ft6.3 ftW · 13.4 s7.3 mph SW2.0 ft3
Sat 5:00pm4.2 ft2.4–5.2 ft6.3 ftW · 13.4 s6.8 mph SSW1.3 ft3
Sat 6:00pm4.2 ft2.6–5.2 ft6.3 ftW · 13.4 s6.0 mph SSW0.8 ft3
Sat 7:00pm4.2 ft2.5–5.2 ft6.3 ftW · 13.4 s6.1 mph SSW0.6 ft3
Sat 8:00pm4.1 ft2.4–5.2 ft6.2 ftW · 13.3 s6.4 mph SSW0.7 ft3
Sat 9:00pm4.1 ft2.4–5.1 ft6.1 ftW · 13.2 s5.6 mph S1.0 ft3

Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.

This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.

Know the spot

A standout left-oriented Palos Verdes reef with serious surf history.

Also known as Haggerty's · Haggerty’s · Hag's · Hag’s.

Break type
Reef
Wave direction
Left-dominant
Reported difficulty
Advanced
Bottom
Rock / reef
Reported swell preference
SSW–W
Reported tide preference
Low–mid

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.

Before paddling out: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.

Public access Reference-corrected coastal area; approximate takeoff, not surveyed

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / Haggertys

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for Haggertys is “SSW–W”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.

Check the water level

Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.

Read the bottom and the lineup

Catalogue bottom: Rock / reef. Reported difficulty: Advanced. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.

A useful note for next time

Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.

Camera references nearby

Hermosa Beach North ↗

HDOnTap · about 6.9 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

North Hermosa beach and surf panorama.

El Porto ↗

HDOnTap · about 11.2 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

El Porto beachbreak and shoreline.

Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.

Make the next session easier

Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work

Nearby spots to compare

PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.

COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE

Waves at the model cells

1.51–4.00 ft

Significant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.

Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.