Anderson Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Anderson Street Surf Guide

Anderson Street in Orange County is a sheltered sandbar break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for - Pollution.

Anderson Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Anderson Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Anderson Street occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Anderson Street (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Anderson Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in October while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Anderson Street Location Map

Interactive Anderson Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Anderson Street is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Anderson Street is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.

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Anderson Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	17	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Anderson Street

Current tide and informaton

For Seal Beach, 3 km from Anderson Street.

Next High Water: 01:45pm | 1.37m

Next Low Water: 06:38am | 0.43m

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Anderson Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at Anderson Street is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite