Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
66.9°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 10PM is: 2ft 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2ft 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in 31 min 22 s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
2
S
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413181813131313131616161616161615191919161717171717171716161616161615151515181616161414161515151515151414202019191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)404373380305315270253253210205249177224229233230228177207195284253336303281264250247300296294293283255259312388330324397449392332272231301272337395239237245389423455457514591513558
Wind
(mph)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (ft)
8:00PM
5.74
9:57AM
3.48
8:36PM
5.91
10:28AM
3.58
9:12PM
6.04
11:01AM
3.67
9:49PM
6.04
11:34AM
3.81
10:26PM
5.91
12:09PM
3.97
11:06PM
5.61
12:46PM
4.13
11:50PM
5.09
1:27PM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
1:39PM
2.46
3:33AM
-0.49
2:20PM
2.4
4:06AM
-0.66
3:00PM
2.26
4:40AM
-0.75
3:40PM
2.2
5:13AM
-0.75
4:21PM
2.13
5:47AM
-0.62
5:07PM
2.1
6:20AM
-0.36
6:01PM
2.1
6:54AM
0.03
7:06PM
2.03
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-----
Sunset--8:02-------8:01-------8:01-------8:01-------8:01-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-
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Rain (in)
------------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °F707066666668707375757070706872757575727066646670686663636363636868666363636364686866636363636468686864636363646868686463
Feels °F (?)666664686870727373737272726872757575737066636668666664646464636866666364646466686664636464646668666864646464666866666464
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