Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 11 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 206kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 168kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 56 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 296kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 176kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 70 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 377kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 76 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 368kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 236kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
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Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 217, too small
- Tue 329, too small
- Wed 429, too small
- Thu 556, fair
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 770, good
- Sun 876, good
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1071, good
- Wed 1161, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Nov–Jan2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
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four spot does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft14 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | offshorewind from the north, 6 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 206kJ | offshorewind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 168kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 56, fair | 4 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 296kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | 4 ft8 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 176kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 70, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 377kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 76, good | 4 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 368kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 236kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 71, good | 4 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 421kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 61, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | wind from the south, 1 knot | 27°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:58 +0.4 mLow 09:06 −0.1 mHigh 14:52 +0.6 mLow 21:53 −0.8 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:41 +0.6 mLow 10:30 −0.3 mHigh 16:16 +0.6 mLow 22:44 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.7 mLow 11:27 −0.5 mHigh 17:21 +0.6 mLow 23:26 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Nov–Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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About four spot
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (217°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (37°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in April, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 2 good days in 7; in March, May and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Santa Rosaliita, 76 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bahía de los Ángeles, 119 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: nearest beds 119 km away
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No town nearby
Santa Rosaliita, 76 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Bahía de los Ángeles, 119 km.
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