Laguna Beach surf break

Laguna Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
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 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
61
62
47
44
32
32
56
60
64
48
44
91
112
124
85
65
49
39
38
38
18
21
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:23PM1.69m
5:06AM1.82m
6:56PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.35m
9:53PM1.34m
11:14AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
12:07PM0.41m
00:39AM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
97
61
62
161
153
32
209
56
60
64
48
44
39
64
86
85
65
49
87
83
75
47
46
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
251
326
248
28
28
155
32
209
155
153
148
134
130
90
90
90
89
89
39
38
38
16
16
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
24
16
12
12
12
28
15
15
14
14
21
21
20
20
20
15
44
43
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
Energy kJ
47
44
91
112
124
34
31
21
18
21
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
14
109
159
12
8
22
0
64
64
213
105
91
105
100
64
64
213
109
182
231
91
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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