40th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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40th Street Surf Guide

40th Street in Orange County is a breakwater break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rips, rocks and locals.

40th Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Breakwater	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	16.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 40th Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at 40th Street occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

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What's the best time of year to surf 40th Street (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing 40th Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in October while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore 40th Street Location Map

Interactive 40th Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to 40th Street is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 40th Street is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

40th Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 12:45 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 18
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does 40th Street look like?

Latest photos from 40th Street. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at 40th Street

Current tide and informaton

For Balboa Pier, Newport Beach, California, 4 km from 40th Street.

Next High Water: 11:11pm | 1.85m

Next Low Water: 04:55pm | 0.67m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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40th Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.5 °C) at 40th Street is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.