Laguna Beach surf break

Laguna Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
139
140
138
176
168
368
448
453
453
530
493
357
344
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:25PM1.80m
4:40AM1.63m
6:03PM1.91m
5:59AM1.56m
6:36PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.46m
11:17PM1.07m
11:12AM0.58m
00:25AM0.88m
11:55AM0.70m
1:17AM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
12
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
201
201
201
203
258
258
201
164
162
148
220
138
140
138
138
138
368
448
453
453
530
493
357
344
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.3
W
4
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
44
44
44
25
24
23
21
21
21
73
20
139
136
127
176
168
3
16
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
1
18
18
18
10
2
37
37
20
1
20
20
19
17
16
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
6
7
5
5
5
3
3
6
12
15
18
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
53
109
510
109
105
12
8
0
52
109
182
109
109
12
0
0
6
109
109
109
100
46
14
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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