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The river mouth shapes peaky lefts and rights on S-SSW long-period swell.
Cleanest when NE offshore winds coincide with a low or falling tide.
Surf GuideCalifornia
San Gabriel Rivermouth
A sheltered rivermouth sandbar at the San Gabriel River mouth that serves up lefts and rights with some push on south-southwest groundswell, feeling remote until the right sandbars line up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for San Gabriel Rivermouth in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationCalifornia, US
Best conditions today
- Waves 3-4 ft+
- Period 15 s
- Wind SE 2 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
3.8 ftrising
- Low0.1 ft
- High5.1 ft
- Low1.1 ft
- High5.4 ft
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Lineup Guide
A 30-minute walk from the nearest parking keeps this lineup quieter but come prepared for localism, scattered rocks and occasional pollution/runoff near the mouth.
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