
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Laguna Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Laguna Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 186 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 183 | 171 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.23m | 1:16PM1.80m | 2:38PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:24PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM1.22m | 10:09PM0.73m | 11:37PM0.66m | 10:12AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
291 | 291 | 266 | 223 | 186 | 191 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 218 | 165 | 163 | 111 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 139 | 137 | 24 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 |
32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 98 | 111 | 186 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 184 | 15 | 23 | 258 | 16 | 98 | 96 | 62 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 12 |
43 | 71 | 116 | 116 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 116 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 183 | 171 | 99 | 99 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 213 | 109 | 91 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 213 | 127 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 64 | 64 | 105 | 6 | 0 |
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