Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
297
264
254
254
326
326
326
318
161
157
209
272
209
209
206
146
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:47PM0.91m
1:49AM1.45m
5:14PM1.01m
3:26AM1.35m
6:02PM1.15m
4:54AM1.33m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.81m
9:55AM-0.06m
9:32PM0.82m
11:07AM-0.05m
11:20PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:07
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7:25
7:25
7:27
7:28
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
13
12
13
14
14
12
13
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
14
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
395
297
264
52
94
142
155
126
103
61
46
209
272
209
47
65
65
132
39
44
60
61
63
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
W
16
Energy kJ
137
135
42
254
254
326
326
326
318
161
157
34
36
37
209
206
146
33
130
128
128
128
126
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
14
14
31
49
41
41
31
16
13
47
48
28
15
33
32
32
33
13
34
45
44
44
43
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
51
28
53
78
47
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
87
565
87
68
4
0
0
67
82
87
11
0
0
3
65
87
87
205
87
87
87
87
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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