Salt Creek Heroins Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Salt Creek Heroins Surf Guide

Salt Creek Heroins in Orange County is an exposed point break Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Salt Creek Heroins Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	rarely breaks	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Salt Creek Heroins:

The best conditions reported for surf at Salt Creek Heroins occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Salt Creek Heroins (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Salt Creek Heroins with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in October while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

41%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Salt Creek Heroins Location Map

Interactive Salt Creek Heroins surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Salt Creek Heroins is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Salt Creek Heroins is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 26 km (16 miles) away.

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Salt Creek Heroins Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 20:53 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	glass	cross

Tides at Salt Creek Heroins

Current tide and informaton

For Dana Point, 3 km from Salt Creek Heroins.

Next High Water: 11:25pm | 1.97m

Next Low Water: 07:28am | 0.51m

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Salt Creek Heroins Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.9 °C) at Salt Creek Heroins is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite