Laguna Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.54° N 117.78° W

Laguna Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 4 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Laguna Beach sea temperature is
23.3° C
3.9° 

Laguna Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Laguna Beach surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laguna Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Laguna Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Laguna Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 6th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 13s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 8th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 18s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 8th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laguna Beach over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the next couple of weeks, the ocean is going to be pretty sleepy. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell, and honestly, there’s not a whole lot to get excited about. It’s going to be a waiting game.

We start off with a bit of a blank period. The surf is just too small and weak to be worth paddling out for the first few days. The energy is there, but it's pretty pathetic. You'd be fighting for ankle-biters. This is a quiet start, so don’t rush out.

The first real suggestion in the mix is for Friday the 6th. We're looking at some chest-high lines, around 2ft, coming from the SSW. The period is a decent 13 seconds, so there’s a little bit of push behind it, with moderate energy (201). But the wind is blowing onshore from the WSW at 10 km/h, and the call is for poor surf. It’s just not going to be clean. The water is a very notable 74°F, which is a huge 7°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s going to feel like a bath out there, but that’s about the only highlight.

The following days remain in that same rough pattern. The swell direction holds from the SSW, but the size stays tiny, mostly between 2ft and 3ft. There are some glimmers of better period, like Friday the 7th that has a 19-second swell, but it’s still weak and the wind is going to ruin it. It’s frustrating, because that long period would normally be a good sign, but with this little energy behind it, it’s just not going to translate into anything rideable.

We get a bit of a bump in energy around the 14th and 15th, with combined energy readings climbing to the 400s and even over 500 (557) on the afternoon of the 15th. The swell height also pushes up to 3ft. That would normally get my heart racing, but the wind is still on it, and the forecast still calls for poor conditions. It’s like the ocean is teasing us. That SSW swell is hitting the break from the right direction, but the onshore and cross-onshore winds are going to chop it all up. There is a morning on the 15th with a 16-second period, but it’s still just a mess.

Things stay pretty grim right through to the end of the forecast window. We’re seeing the same story: small SSW swell, light to moderate winds, and poor to marginal surf. Even the mornings with glassy potential are marked as "poor surf conditions" on the finder, so I can’t give you a green light. The longest stretch of nothing good is really from now until the end of this 16-day window. It’s just that kind of a run for the area.

Look, there’s no standout day here. Nothing is worth making a special trip for. The last couple of days of the first week and into the second week see the swell energy climb, but the wind is just never right. I think we have to be honest and say the setups are poor, and the spots are going to be a mess. If we had any decent swell with these winds, it might be a different story, but with the surf this small, it’s all just a bit sad. You might be better off checking a beach with a different sandbar, but honestly, I don't see the point. It’s a good week to clean the board and wait for the next pulse.

This is Rusty, signing off. Stay patient.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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Wind (km/h)
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High Tide
3:40PM2.02m
6:50AM1.26m
4:54PM2.11m
7:53AM1.38m
6:04PM2.24m
8:33AM1.49m
7:04PM2.37m
9:08AM1.60m
7:58PM2.46m
9:42AM1.70m
8:47PM2.49m
10:16AM1.79m
9:33PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.55m
9:35AM1.20m
00:55AM0.34m
11:22AM1.23m
1:47AM0.15m
12:41PM1.16m
2:32AM0.01m
1:42PM1.05m
3:13AM-0.06m
2:35PM0.93m
3:51AM-0.05m
3:25PM0.83m
4:27AM0.03m
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Information about the Laguna Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Laguna Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Laguna Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Laguna Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Laguna Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Laguna Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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