Poche Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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Poche Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Poche Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Poche Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Poche Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
102
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
142
176
242
248
251
251
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
11:40AM1.49m
10:20PM2.13m
12:31PM1.41m
10:51PM2.06m
1:39PM1.35m
11:25PM1.97m
Low Tide
4:02PM1.13m
5:48AM0.36m
4:24PM1.20m
6:34AM0.43m
4:43PM1.27m
7:28AM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:34
7:35
7:36
7:37
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
70
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
142
176
242
248
251
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
18
17
31
31
49
80
50
8
46
71
102
25
25
25
25
49
25
27
17
17
11
11
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
12
12
31
31
31
8
8
14
8
28
26
41
20
20
18
25
49
17
11
10
17
21
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
14
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
3
3
37
5
11
18
21
11
7
3
66
6
10
7
15
24
20
20
21
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
279
96
96
96
96
2
2
96
555
96
145
105
24
2
105
96
552
96
96
96
2
0
0
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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