40th Street surf break

40th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 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
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 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (26 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
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
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
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515141414141414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1691691661641181101071041041031021021028181811201201188073102101101
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassonononcross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.92
3:46AM
1.43
7:09PM
1.05
5:19AM
1.46
7:38PM
1.17
6:28AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
0.88
12:00PM
-0.12
11:34PM
0.79
12:55PM
-0.18
12:46AM
0.62
1:38PM
-0.21
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:47-------6:46-------6:45---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515161620212020181818182021211919191920222424
Feels °C (?)141516161619191919181918181919201919191818202019
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