Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 04 Jul 2025 PDT
Forecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151415151515141414141414141414171717171616161616161515141414141414141413181813131313131616161616161616151414131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)342375371353355333409415402417456442428474486474542534692632643572497595690747652630679554482435431437399388357387392363351308258220215215211171171222206213195185175224270373551650
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
WNW
0
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
0
NW
0
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.85
5:28PM
1.47
7:11AM
0.87
6:07PM
1.54
8:11AM
0.92
6:45PM
1.61
8:53AM
0.98
7:23PM
1.68
9:26AM
1.02
8:00PM
1.75
9:57AM
1.06
8:36PM
1.80
10:28AM
1.09
9:12PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.44
10:22AM
0.64
1:07AM
0.28
11:13AM
0.72
1:48AM
0.14
12:06PM
0.76
2:25AM
0.02
12:54PM
0.77
2:59AM
-0.08
1:39PM
0.75
3:33AM
-0.15
2:20PM
0.73
4:06AM
-0.20
3:00PM
0.69
4:40AM
-0.23
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise--5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset------8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------8:02-------8:01-------8:01-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161618202121191919182022222219191919202222211918181819212222191918192022232320191920212324232120202021222221191919192022
Feels °C (?)171719202021202121192122212220212020212121202019181819202121181918192020212119191920212223222221202021212121202020202022
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