Ribbon Beach

Ribbon Beach is an SW-facing beach break in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It picks up swell from SE to SSE and S to WSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 53% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: a Channel Islands gap lets in swell from 268° (W) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 86 km out. How slot swells work

Rare slot: a Channel Islands gap lets in swell from 286° (WNW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 148 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (232°)

Best swell

SSW to WSW (192°–252°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to SSE (145.5° to 159°); S to WSW (180.5° to 252°)

Rare slot

Channel Islands gap, 268° W

Rare slot

Channel Islands gap, 286° WNW

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

NOAA station 9410092

Wave buoy

San Pedro South, CA (213) · 40 km away

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