Laguna Beach surf break

Laguna Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 22 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 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
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)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
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
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
58
30
39
52
75
136
264
187
135
103
62
45
43
34
34
60
63
66
51
82
74
60
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:44AM2.14m
4:26PM1.45m
2:02AM1.98m
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:23PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.30m
7:36PM1.36m
10:06AM0.35m
9:53PM1.34m
11:14AM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:27
7:27
7:28
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
14
15
15
14
12
12
13
16
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
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
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
56
154
225
304
304
216
195
185
172
187
135
103
62
45
153
34
209
60
63
66
51
36
41
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
W
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
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
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
105
13
58
89
89
87
42
40
254
251
251
326
248
161
28
155
34
209
155
153
148
134
130
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
7
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
SSW
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
WSW
16
Energy kJ
14
56
37
14
14
13
31
31
41
41
24
16
12
28
12
28
15
15
14
14
21
21
20
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
13
12
30
30
39
52
75
136
264
43
82
74
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
8
8
8
109
109
683
105
0
0
0
0
64
67
159
12
0
26
28
64
64
64
538
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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