40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313212121202020201919191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401381361331278988888711511511267666597184184184181166155154154
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.17
11:19PM
1.71
12:33PM
0.98
12:00AM
1.67
2:00PM
0.82
12:51AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.30
6:29AM
-0.10
5:35PM
0.47
7:36AM
-0.05
6:05PM
0.63
9:04AM
-0.02
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-7:02-------7:04-------7:05------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181818192121211919191819212221201919191921
Feels °C (?)202020191919202020201919191819202119201919202021
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