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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 9 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 169 | 150 | 146 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 136 | 80 | 133 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 115 | 181 | 126 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 1.15 | 7:27AM 1.78 | 8:51PM 1.11 | 7:51AM 1.78 | 9:31PM 1.07 | 8:17AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:11AM 0.59 | 2:40PM -0.08 | 1:35AM 0.65 | 3:13PM -0.09 | 2:00AM 0.70 | 3:49PM -0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
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