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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 10 am Tuesday 28 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | |
28 | 8 | 28 | 42 | 41 | 65 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 102 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.76m | 8:14PM2.11m | 8:50AM1.72m | 8:37PM2.17m | 9:32AM1.68m | 9:00PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.65m | 2:47AM0.47m | 2:22PM0.75m | 3:21AM0.36m | 2:48PM0.86m | 3:56AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 54 | 102 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 46 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 538 | 538 | 91 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 64 | 213 | 182 | 6 | 64 | 53 | 53 |
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