RAT Beach 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at RAT Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 2–3ft, 15s period, rated Fair. Early morning is your best window — 2-3ft waves on W swell at 7s with calm winds. Onshore flow builds through the day to 9mph, bringing conditions down to poor - fair.
Sun, May 17: 2–3ft, 15s period, rated Fair. Dawn patrol is the move — 2-3ft on W swell at 8s with 7mph ESE winds. It gets a bit messier later in the day.
Mon, May 18: 2–3ft, 13s period, rated Fair. First light looks cleanest — 2-3ft on W swell at 7s with 10mph from the SE. It gets a bit messier later in the day.
Tue, May 19: 1–2ft, 15s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 1-2ft and mostly poor with glassy conditions. Afternoon breeze fills in to 13mph.
Wed, May 20: 1–2ft, 22s period, rated Poor. A slow one — 1-2ft waves and poor conditions with glassy conditions. Winds do pick up a bit by the afternoon to 10mph.