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Cottons Point surf Forecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 18 Mar 2024 PDT
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Cottons Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottons Point sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.3 °C min: 13.7 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Cottons Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottons Point sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.3 °C min: 13.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.4
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)17131516161620202020201518181818181518171716161616161616161615151515141414141414141313136788889999999987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7358112891241251251549998106171168216258211155104312238284271268208208206367362362248232223174217169167167214211211162958887143374604703699119221402130163716551236649758421217138
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
0
SW
5
NNE
5
E
5
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
0
W
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.07
6:07AM
1.37
8:13PM
1.15
7:00AM
1.45
8:32PM
1.21
7:40AM
1.50
8:48PM
1.26
8:14AM
1.53
9:05PM
1.33
8:44AM
1.52
9:22PM
1.39
9:14AM
1.48
9:40PM
1.45
9:45AM
1.40
9:59PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
-0.03
12:26AM
0.76
1:31PM
-0.09
1:15AM
0.62
2:04PM
-0.12
1:50AM
0.48
2:30PM
-0.12
2:21AM
0.36
2:53PM
-0.09
2:49AM
0.26
3:13PM
-0.05
3:18AM
0.17
3:32PM
0.01
3:48AM
0.11
3:51PM
0.09
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise------6:54-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48-------6:47-------6:46-----
Sunset-7:00-------7:00-------7:01-------7:02-------7:02-------7:04-------7:05-------7:06--
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Rain (mm)
-511--------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C161516151516161717171717161616171717161615151517171715151414141617161515141414151514141313131314141413131313131414131313
Feels °C (?)151415151415151615171617161615151616161614141416161615151313131516151415131313141413128756544368101211109910

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