Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 11 Nov 2025 PST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

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Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
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
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161414141414141417171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214226392392392387310264236236236236233233576321306302298298295402382422
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
ESE
0
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNE
5
W
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.44
4:12AM
1.26
2:53PM
1.34
4:53AM
1.38
4:12PM
1.29
5:25AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.07
9:30AM
0.84
10:04PM
0.12
10:50AM
0.66
10:51PM
0.18
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-
Sunset-4:50-------4:50-------4:49------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C211919181918181920191919191818202019191918181818
Feels °C (?)211920192019181819181920191818191819191917171616
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