40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 PDT
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40th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 40th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212121212151515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628787868658575756564646363534345555555454504751
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.55
8:30PM
1.39
8:09AM
1.55
8:54PM
1.48
8:50AM
1.49
9:17PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
-0.19
2:21AM
0.26
2:44PM
-0.12
3:00AM
0.12
3:11PM
-0.03
3:37AM
0.02
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise6:43-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:09-------7:10----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182021212018171717191919181817171719191920181716
Feels °C (?)181919201917171717191818181817171718171718161414
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