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Laguna Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Laguna Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Laguna Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Laguna Beach sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Laguna Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Laguna Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | |
56 | 56 | 58 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 75 | 136 | 264 | 187 | 135 | 103 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 51 | 82 | 74 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.14m | 4:26PM1.45m | 2:02AM1.98m | 5:39PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.86m | 6:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.30m | 7:36PM1.36m | 10:06AM0.35m | 9:53PM1.34m | 11:14AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 |
 kJ | 56 | 154 | 225 | 304 | 304 | 216 | 195 | 185 | 172 | 187 | 135 | 103 | 62 | 45 | 153 | 34 | 209 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 6 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | 105 | 13 | 58 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 42 | 40 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 28 | 155 | 34 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 130 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 12 | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 75 | 136 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 74 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 109 | 109 | 683 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 67 | 159 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 538 | 91 | 91 |
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