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Laguna Beach - Rockpile surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Laguna Beach - Rockpile surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Laguna Beach - Rockpile sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Laguna Beach - Rockpile today?
The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Laguna Beach - Rockpile. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 86 | 84 | 110 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 71 | 98 | 82 | 217 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 2.11 | 8:06PM 1.46 | 6:46AM 2.17 | 8:45PM 1.49 | 7:18AM 2.22 | 9:22PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 1.08 | 1:36PM 0.36 | 12:26AM 1.12 | 2:09PM 0.27 | 1:01AM 1.14 | 2:43PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
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