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40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 13 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
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
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151514141414131313141414141414131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471004986123167167121120827971706968707070696866643929
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		glasscrossonononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
1.52
8:18PM
1.03
6:48AM
1.62
8:34PM
1.09
7:23AM
1.70
8:53PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
0.79
1:45PM
-0.14
12:49AM
0.69
2:12PM
-0.22
1:23AM
0.59
2:38PM
-0.27
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----5:34-------5:35-------5:35--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515161717171615151516171616151515141516161615
Feels °C (?)131315151416151513131415151415141414131313131311
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