40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)131313131218181818181110151414131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14171217143161616131575373148293284219272222192206203200195
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NW
5
NNE
0
E
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
0.84
4:31AM
1.69
7:21PM
0.96
5:34AM
1.80
7:58PM
1.06
6:30AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.75
12:34PM
-0.20
11:14PM
0.75
1:22PM
-0.37
12:22AM
0.67
2:04PM
-0.47
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:17-------5:19-------5:20
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191717171717182020181818192023232222212121222426
Feels °C (?)151315151515151716141414141620181818171717182021
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