Located in South Bay, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica Jetties is a stretch of decent beach break that offers up some zippy little tubes when the right conditions line up. The waves here can be a bit tricky to surf and break for up to 100 meters over sandbars that are partially formed by the series of jetties along the beach. Water quality isn’t good.
What are the best surf conditions for Santa Monica Jetties?
Gets good between waist-high and overhead. We recommend riding a longboard here when smaller and a shortboard as the size picks up. This break is suitable for all levels of surfer. The surf here does not break often (2/10) and will get very crowded when it does (8/10). The best winds are from the North. The best swells are from the South or Southwest. Works on a low tide best.
We recommend wearing a 3/2 here in the summer when water temps climb to 19 degrees. In the winter a 4/3 is best when water temperatures drop to 14 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
