Surf Forecasts:
Laguna Beach surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 27 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 26 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, W swell with 2,027 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W 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 Sunday (Nov 15) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. 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 1.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 26) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 27th Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 26th Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laguna Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1773 | 1510 | 741 | 424 | 311 | 222 | 632 | 708 | 263 | 432 | 152 | 116 | 36 | 50 | 42 | 83 | 151 | 218 | 356 | 117 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.88m | 3:35AM1.42m | 11:40AM1.75m | 4:19AM1.50m | 4:39AM1.59m | 2:26PM1.53m | 4:56AM1.70m | 3:54PM1.50m | 5:14AM1.83m | 5:06PM1.51m | 5:35AM1.98m | 6:06PM1.54m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.55m | 5:05AM1.41m | 8:03PM0.60m | 7:42AM1.44m | 8:57PM0.64m | 9:46AM1.33m | 9:42PM0.67m | 10:51AM1.15m | 10:21PM0.71m | 11:36AM0.92m | 10:57PM0.76m | 12:16PM0.67m | 11:32PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 8 | W 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 8 | W 10 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1773 | 1510 | 741 | 424 | 311 | 222 | 632 | 708 | 263 | 258 | 107 | 116 | 36 | 14 | 32 | 78 | 71 | 218 | 356 | 117 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 269 | 132 | 259 | 92 | 163 | 160 | 105 | 165 | 57 | 56 | 17 | 50 | 42 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | S 9 | W 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 7 | 68 | 7 | 114 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 57 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 147 | 432 | 152 | — | — | 20 | — | 83 | 151 | 205 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 91 | 10 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 22 | 157 | 213 | 91 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
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