Laguna Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.54° N 117.78° W

Laguna Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Laguna Beach sea temperature is
21.9°C
3.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
539
511
609
713
713
713
705
689
627
604
705
590
582
575
575
679
722
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:26PM1.71m
7:11AM1.48m
3:13PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.66m
10:27PM0.65m
9:51AM1.46m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
31
31
30
29
27
29
27
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
27
27
27
25
24
28
24
26
24
24
24
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
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