Laguna Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.54° N 117.78° W

Laguna Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Laguna Beach sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.5° 

Laguna Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Laguna Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Laguna Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
181
181
130
57
74
74
74
77
241
243
246
252
255
170
95
65
89
208
284
358
424
288
392
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:19PM2.26m
12:52PM1.80m
00:08AM2.01m
1:34PM1.84m
1:01AM1.74m
2:18PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.16m
6:15PM0.94m
6:55AM0.36m
7:21PM0.95m
7:31AM0.58m
8:39PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
23
22
22
21
22
22
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