40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 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
18.2° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141413131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10210210281818112012011879731021011011011016866628787868658
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassononononglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.46
7:38PM
1.17
6:28AM
1.51
8:04PM
1.28
7:22AM
1.55
8:30PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.79
12:55PM
-0.18
12:46AM
0.62
1:38PM
-0.21
1:37AM
0.43
2:14PM
-0.19
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--6:46-------6:45-------6:43-----
Sunset-----7:07-------7:08-------7:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616192020181717181922222120201919182021201817
Feels °C (?)171617191919181717181820191817181717181819181717
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