Corona Del Mar Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Corona Del Mar Jetty Surf Guide

Corona Del Mar Jetty in Orange County is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rocks, locals and pollution.

Corona Del Mar Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	3	fairly consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Corona Del Mar Jetty:

The best conditions reported for surf at Corona Del Mar Jetty occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Corona Del Mar Jetty (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Corona Del Mar Jetty with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in April while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

93%

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

Explore Corona Del Mar Jetty Location Map

Interactive Corona Del Mar Jetty 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 Corona Del Mar Jetty is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Corona Del Mar Jetty is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Corona Del Mar Jetty Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 04:21 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	cross	cross	cross

What does Corona Del Mar Jetty look like?

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Credit: Kathy Sommer

Tides at Corona Del Mar Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For Newport Bay Entrance, California, 2 km from Corona Del Mar Jetty.

Next High Water: 01:27pm | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 06:33am | -0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Corona Del Mar Jetty Sea Temperature

The Corona Del Mar Jetty water temperature is reasonably warm (17.2 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Corona Del Mar Jetty

Surf stats for Corona Del Mar Jetty, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Corona Del Mar Jetty

Wind stats for Corona Del Mar Jetty, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Corona Del Mar Jetty Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.7
Consistency of Surf:2.7
Difficulty Level:3.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.5
Crowds:2.3
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

OZ OZ OZ OI OI OI from United States

“It's sort of a joke that this place is even mentioned. It is not a "Surf Spot" it is a novelty wave on the "very" rare occasion that it breaks which is 0-3 times per year. It only breaks when it is big enough to be a danger to 98% of beach going folks so it should not in anyway be considered a "Surf Spot", but everybody who would ever surf here knows that anyway. And the final kicker is that if this wave is actually breaking, everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE is having the best day of the year so again, complete novelty and throw away surf session for anyway who would even bother. Cheers Mates.”

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