Surf Forecasts:
Corona Del Mar Jetty surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 348 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Corona Del Mar Jetty this week:
The surf forecast for Corona Del Mar Jetty over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Corona Del Mar Jetty in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Corona Del Mar Jetty over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long, hard look at what's coming our way for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. The start is flat, and the whole period is filled with small, weak, and often messy conditions. There’s not much to get excited about.
We've got a solid stretch of poor to marginal surf from now right through to the morning of Sunday, September 20th. That's more than a week with very little to offer. The swell is small, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave energy is low. It's the kind of pattern that has you checking the buoy every hour hoping for a blip that just isn't there.
The first real sign of hope, and it’s a faint one, shows up on the morning of Sunday, September 20th at Corona Del Mar Jetty. We get a tiny 3ft SSW groundswell, but the magic is in the wind. It’s due to go glassy. For a break that's often crowded, getting a window of absolute glass is a real treat. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 70°, which is nice. The wave energy is moderate, coming in at 486, but honestly, with that size, it’s all about how clean it is. It’s the only real standout on the whole board, but it's for the small-wave crew and those who can thread a needle on a jetty wave.
After that brief moment of clarity, it slips back into a sea of onshore and cross-shore winds. The swell stays stubbornly small, mostly in the 2ft to 3ft range from the SW, with moderate energy values around 300-500. The wind doesn't really play ball for the rest of the run, keeping things a bit bumpy. The sheer lack of quality and persistent onshore flow is a real bummer.
Basically, if you have to paddle out, target that Sunday morning the 20th. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game. With so few consistent options, a long blank run like this is just how it goes sometimes in this region.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 217 | 169 | 136 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 129 | 108 | 108 | 147 | 91 | 127 | 88 | 348 | 249 | 291 | 223 | 191 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.72m | 10:34AM1.71m | 10:50PM1.55m | 11:01AM1.71m | 11:33PM1.35m | 11:29AM1.68m | 00:21AM1.16m | 11:58AM1.61m | 1:25AM0.98m | 12:31PM1.52m | 3:40AM0.88m | 1:17PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.19m | 4:20AM0.10m | 4:47PM0.16m | 4:45AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.17m | 5:08AM0.45m | 6:16PM0.23m | 5:27AM0.61m | 7:11PM0.30m | 5:38AM0.76m | 8:26PM0.37m | 5:12AM0.88m | 10:13PM0.38m | |||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 262 | 217 | 169 | 136 | 51 | 78 | 44 | 102 | 67 | 35 | 20 | 91 | 39 | 14 | 348 | 249 | 291 | 223 | 191 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 44 | 108 | 108 | 147 | 12 | 122 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 115 | 98 | 49 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 129 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 127 | 69 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 116 | 48 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 18 | 54 | 109 | 54 | 54 | 117 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 54 | 55 | 32 | 54 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 95 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Corona Del Mar Jetty surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Corona Del Mar Jetty Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Corona Del Mar Jetty provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Corona Del Mar Jetty can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Corona Del Mar Jetty 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 (Corona Del Mar Jetty) 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 Corona Del Mar Jetty 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.
Corona Del Mar Jetty is 6 km (4 miles) from the city of Newport Beach. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Newport Beach. Newport Beach has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest