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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 Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 315 | 398 | 304 | 298 | 284 | 432 | 526 | 520 | 520 | 507 | 476 | 372 | 434 | 434 | 441 | 428 | 343 | 343 | 333 | 315 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:11AM 1.08 | 10:39PM 1.55 | 11:54AM 0.95 | 11:01PM 1.49 | 12:49PM 0.82 | 11:25PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:09AM -0.05 | 4:25PM 0.42 | 5:47AM 0.01 | 4:41PM 0.53 | 6:32AM 0.09 | 4:50PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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