Surf Forecasts:
Laguna Beach - Rockpile surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period, SSW swell with 622 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laguna Beach - Rockpile this week:
The surf forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laguna Beach - Rockpile in the next 16 days are 1.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laguna Beach - Rockpile over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 175 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 63 | 121 | 165 | 127 | 112 | 213 | 154 | 142 | 224 | 216 | 128 | 248 | 503 | 617 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:50PM1.80m | 8:28AM1.36m | 5:08PM1.83m | 8:30AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.91m | 8:44AM1.49m | 6:57PM2.01m | 9:01AM1.55m | 7:37PM2.10m | 9:19AM1.61m | 8:12PM2.17m | 9:38AM1.67m | 8:46PM2.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.65m | 10:10AM1.35m | 1:12AM0.53m | 11:58AM1.32m | 1:50AM0.43m | 12:53PM1.24m | 2:21AM0.34m | 1:32PM1.15m | 2:48AM0.27m | 2:07PM1.05m | 3:14AM0.24m | 2:42PM0.95m | 3:39AM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | W 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 175 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 27 | 121 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 213 | 36 | 142 | 47 | 53 | 128 | 107 | 503 | 617 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 165 | 99 | 98 | 24 | 150 | 50 | 224 | 216 | 127 | 248 | 93 | 16 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | W 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 14 | 8 | 81 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 8 | 58 | 127 | 112 | 155 | 154 | 66 | 89 | 89 | 6 | 124 | 122 | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 65 | 186 | — | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 104 | 32 | 58 | 104 | 0 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 111 | 110 | 0 | 63 | 110 | 12 |
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