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Cottons Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | |
176 | 133 | 88 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 149 | 112 | 110 | 133 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.08m | 10:33PM1.94m | 12:41PM1.04m | 11:25PM1.82m | 1:50PM1.03m | 00:25AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM-0.47m | 4:14PM0.59m | 6:08AM-0.41m | 5:06PM0.66m | 7:06AM-0.30m | 6:12PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
 kJ | 176 | 133 | 72 | 88 | 51 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 9 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 149 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | W 4 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 133 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 24 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 16 | S 16 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 27 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 87 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 93 | 91 | 58 | 90 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 82 | 179 | 135 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 136 | 87 | 87 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 150 | 114 | 65 | 65 | 4 |
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