Salt Creek Heroins surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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Salt Creek Heroins surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salt Creek Heroins sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salt Creek Heroins today?

The current surf forecast for Salt Creek Heroins at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Salt Creek Heroins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
304
304
216
195
185
254
251
251
326
248
161
153
155
209
209
155
153
148
134
130
90
90
126
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM1.45m
2:01AM1.98m
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:22PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.30m
7:35PM1.36m
10:06AM0.35m
9:53PM1.34m
11:13AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:25
7:27
7:28
7:29
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
13
14
13
11
13
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
17
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
W
6
Energy kJ
225
304
304
216
195
185
177
160
131
83
62
161
153
33
209
61
65
68
51
35
130
90
90
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
58
89
89
87
42
40
254
251
251
326
248
28
28
155
36
209
155
153
148
134
20
20
44
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
9
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
14
Energy kJ
37
14
14
13
15
31
41
41
24
16
12
12
12
28
15
15
14
14
21
21
21
24
10
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
30
30
39
49
75
140
45
43
80
38
60
81
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
5
102
102
549
98
0
0
0
0
18
71
102
5
49
12
0
46
71
71
102
98
20
102
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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