Laguna Beach - Rockpile surf break

Laguna Beach - Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

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Laguna Beach - Rockpile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Laguna Beach - Rockpile sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laguna Beach - Rockpile this week:

The surf forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 17) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Laguna Beach - Rockpile in the next 12 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sun 17th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 13s
Best Surf 8AM (Tue 19th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful 5AM (Wed 20th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414151818181717161616151515141414161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16315215598167162209256257333245259343258253204221229239236335
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SE
10
SSW
15
W
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.24
3:33PM
2.04
6:56AM
1.32
4:53PM
2.08
7:56AM
1.44
6:05PM
2.16
8:34AM
1.54
7:04PM
2.25
9:05AM
1.63
7:54PM
2.32
9:34AM
1.70
8:38PM
2.33
10:02AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.63
8:10AM
1.13
11:42PM
0.49
9:50AM
1.25
12:51AM
0.32
11:38AM
1.26
1:44AM
0.19
12:51PM
1.18
2:27AM
0.10
1:46PM
1.07
3:05AM
0.07
2:31PM
0.96
3:38AM
0.09
3:13PM
0.86
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
Sunrise-6:13--6:13--6:15--6:15--6:16--6:16--6:18-
Sunset--7:36--7:35--7:34--7:32--7:31--7:30--7:29
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919182020202121202122202222222323232424
Feels °C (?)181818182020212221212221202222232422242424
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  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 15 km from Laguna Beach - Rockpile has fallen light (light winds from the SE at Costa Mesa Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Laguna Beach - Rockpile. 0.5m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 5s windswell from the W and a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.2m 2s local chop from the SSE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Information about the Laguna Beach - Rockpile Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Laguna Beach - Rockpile provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Laguna Beach - Rockpile can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Laguna Beach - Rockpile surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Laguna Beach - Rockpile) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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